Lymph Node Tissue

Preferred Label : Lymph Node Tissue;

NCIt definition : Tissue composed of specialized cells that are organized as a definite organ, situated along the course of lymphatic vessels, and consisting of an outer cortical and an inner medullary part. The lymph nodes are the main source of lymphocytes of the peripheral blood and serve as a defense mechanism by removing noxious agents, such as bacteria and toxins, and probably play a role in antibody production.;

Details

Origin ID

C33034;

UMLS CUI

C0440747;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Lymph Node [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Lymph node tissue (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lymph node tissue (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
- Single-Stranded DNA Cytosine Deaminase [NCIt concept]

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