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Descriptor
English
:
Lymphocytes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Linfocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Linfócitos
Synonyms
English
:
Cell, Lymphoid
Cells, Lymphoid
Lymphocyte
Lymphoid Cell
Lymphoid Cells
Tree Number:
A11.118.637.555.567
A15.145.229.637.555.567
A15.382.490.555.567
Definition
English
:
White
blood cells
formed in the body's
lymphoid tissue
. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped
chromatin
while the
cytoplasm
is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most
lymphocytes
can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each), or NATURAL KILLER CELLS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general; prefer specifics; decrease in number =
LYMPHOPENIA
; excess number =
LYMPHOCYTOSIS
; note many specific precoordinated lymphocyte terms are available
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Lymphocytes
/
transplantation
use
Lymphocyte Transfusion
See Related
English
:
Antilymphocyte Serum
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
23303
Unique Identifier:
D008214
Occurrence in VHL
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