Lymphoid Follicle

Preferred Label : Lymphoid Follicle;

NCIt definition : Nodular structures composed of lymphocytes. In the absence of immune stimulation, they ae called primary follicles and are composed of small B-lymphocytes. With antigenic stimulation the B-lymphocytes replicate and differentiate, to give rise to secondary follicles which are composed of germinal centers and are surrounded by mantle zones.;

Details

Origin ID

C33040;

UMLS CUI

C0229654;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System [NCIt concept]
- Lymphatic System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Nodular lymphoid tissue [FMA entity]
- lymphoid follicle [UBERON concept]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Germinal Center [NCIt concept]
- Lymph Node Germinal Center [NCIt concept]
- Mantle Zone [NCIt concept]
- Peyer Patch Germinal Center [NCIt concept]
- Splenic Germinal Center [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lymphoid nodule [MedDRA LLT]
- Nodular lymphoid tissue [FMA entity]
- Structure of lymphoid nodule (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lymphoid follicle [UBERON concept]
- lymphoid nodule [SNOMED Notion]
- nodular lymphoid tissue [Radlex concept]

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