Follicular Helper T Cell

Preferred Label : Follicular Helper T Cell;

NCIt synonyms : Follicular B Helper T Cell; Tfh; T Follicular Helper Cell;

NCIt related terms : CD4 CD45RA- CXCR5 Tfh Cells;

NCIt definition : A subtype of antigen-experienced CD4 T cells that are primarily found within B cell follicles near the periphery of secondary lymphoid organs and are involved in the formation and maintenance of germinal centers. These cells express CXCR5 and CD40L and secrete IL-21 and IL-4.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1638002;

Details

Origin ID

C176755;

UMLS CUI

C5392114;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- T Follicular Helper Cells [MeSH concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- T Follicular Helper Cells [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- T Follicular Helper Cells [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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