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Descriptor
English
:
Lymphocytes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Linfocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Linfócitos
Synonyms
English
:
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); those with characteristics of neither major class are called null
cells.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
A 11 qualif; decrease in number =
LYMPHOPENIA
; excess number =
LYMPHOCYTOSIS
;
LYMPHOCYTE COUNT
is also available; LYMPHOCYTE
CULTURE
TEST, MIXED is also available
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Lymphocytes
/
transplantation
use
Lymphocyte Transfusion
See Related
English
:
Antilymphocyte Serum
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
23303
Unique Identifier:
D008214
Occurrence in VHL
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