| Preferred Name |
Lymphoid Follicle |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33040 |
| code |
C33040 |
| 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. |
| FULL_SYN |
Lymphoid Follicle |
| label |
Lymphoid Follicle |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Lymphoid_Follicle |
| Preferred_Name |
Lymphoid Follicle |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33040 |
| prefLabel |
Lymphoid Follicle |
| Semantic_Type |
Tissue |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0229654 |
| subClassOf |