Descriptor English: | Plasma Cells | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Células Plasmáticas
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Plasmócitos | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Plasmocytes | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Cell, Plasma Cells, Plasma Plasma Cell Plasmacyte Plasmacytes |
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Tree number(s): |
A11.063.438.725 A11.118.637.555.567.562.725 A15.145.229.637.555.567.562.725 A15.382.032.438.725 A15.382.490.555.567.562.725 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010950 | ||||||
Scope note: | Specialized forms of antibody-producing B-LYMPHOCYTES. They synthesize and secrete immunoglobulin. They are found only in lymphoid organs and at sites of immune responses and normally do not circulate in the blood or lymph. (Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989, p169 & Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 2d ed, p20) |
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Annotation: | not for BLOOD CELLS: they are antibody-producing cells |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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DeCS ID: | 11384 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D010950 | ||||||
NLM Classification: | WH 400 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2003/07/09 |
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ANATOMY
Cells [A11]Cells
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Plasma Cells
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Concept UI |
M0016978 |
Scope note | Specialized forms of antibody-producing B-LYMPHOCYTES. They synthesize and secrete immunoglobulin. They are found only in lymphoid organs and at sites of immune responses and normally do not circulate in the blood or lymph. (Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989, p169 & Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 2d ed, p20) |
Preferred term | Plasma Cells |
Entry term(s) |
Cell, Plasma Cells, Plasma Plasma Cell Plasmacyte Plasmacytes |
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