Thymic Epithelial Cell Capable of Differentiating Towards Both Cortical and Medullary Cell Type

Preferred Label : Thymic Epithelial Cell Capable of Differentiating Towards Both Cortical and Medullary Cell Type;

NCIt synonyms : Thymic Epithelial Cell Capable of Differentiating Towards Both Cortical and Medullary Type;

NCIt definition : A reticular epithelial cell generated in the thymus that, in optimal conditions, can become either a cortex type of thymus cell that mediates positive selection or a medullary type of thymus cell that mediates negative selection of developing thymocytes.;

Details

Origin ID

C45704;

UMLS CUI

C1710397;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Thymic Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
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- Malignant Type B1 Thymoma [NCIt concept]
- Thymoma Type B1 [NCIt concept]

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