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Descriptor English: Germinal Center
Descriptor Spanish: Centro Germinal
Descriptor centro germinal
Scope note: Centro activo de un folículo linfoide del tejido linfoide secundario donde los LINFOCITOS B son estimulados por antígenos y por las células T auxiliares (LINFOCITOS T AUXILIARES-INDUCTORES) para generar células de memoria.
Descriptor Portuguese: Centro Germinativo
Descriptor French: Centre germinatif
Entry term(s): Center, Germinal
Centers, Germinal
Germinal Centers
Tree number(s): A10.549.400.500
A15.382.520.604.412.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018858
Scope note: The activated center of a lymphoid follicle in secondary lymphoid tissue where B-LYMPHOCYTES are stimulated by antigens and helper T cells (T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER) are stimulated to generate memory cells.
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
Previous Indexing: B-Lymphocytes (1976-1995)
Lymph Nodes (1968-1995)
Lymphocytes (1968-1995)
Lymphoid Tissue (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
DeCS ID: 32741
Unique ID: D018858
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Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/12/27
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Germinal Center - Preferred
Concept UI M0028212
Scope note The activated center of a lymphoid follicle in secondary lymphoid tissue where B-LYMPHOCYTES are stimulated by antigens and helper T cells (T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER) are stimulated to generate memory cells.
Preferred term Germinal Center
Entry term(s) Center, Germinal
Centers, Germinal
Germinal Centers



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