Activated Lymphocyte

Preferred Label : Activated Lymphocyte;

NCIt related terms : specific immune cell;

NCIt definition : A white blood cell that, after being in contact with an antigen, rearranges its DNA to defend against that one specific type of antigen. After activation, it can then proliferate and differentiate into memory cells, antibody-secreting cells or plasma cells.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An immune cell such as a T or B lymphocyte that responds to a single, specific antigen.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000043984;

Details

Origin ID

C32049;

UMLS CUI

C1515879;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Early Activation Antigen CD69 [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- lymphocyte activation [MeSH concept]
- lymphocyte activation [MeSH Descriptor]
- lymphocyte activation [GO term]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
- V-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1 [NCIt concept]

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