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Descriptor English: Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells
Descriptor Spanish: Células T Invariantes Asociadas a Mucosa
Descriptor células T invariantes asociadas a la mucosa
Entry term(s) célula MAIT
células MAIT
linfocito T invariante asociado a la mucosa
Scope note: Subgrupo de linfocitos T que están presentes en grandes cantidades en las MEMBRANAS MUCOSAS y que responden a las INFECCIONES. Estos linfocitos expresan un RECEPTOR DE CADENA ALFA PARA CÉLULAS T conservado e invariante, que les permite responder a las infecciones mediante la detección de metabolitos de RIBOFLAVINA de los patógenos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Células T Invariantes Associadas à Mucosa
Descriptor French: Cellules T invariantes associées aux muqueuses
Entry term(s): Cell, MAIT
Cells, MAIT
MAIT Cell
MAIT Cells
Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cell
Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cell
Tree number(s): A11.118.637.555.567.550.500.100
A11.118.637.555.567.569.500.100
A15.145.229.637.555.567.550.500.100
A15.145.229.637.555.567.569.500.100
A15.382.490.555.567.550.500.100
A15.382.490.555.567.569.500.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072336
Scope note: A subset of T-lymphocytes that are present in large numbers at MUCOUS MEMBRANES and respond to INFECTIONS. They express a conserved invariant T-CELL RECEPTOR ALPHA-CHAIN that enables them to respond to infections by sensing RIBOFLAVIN metabolites of pathogens.
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: T-Lymphocyte Subsets (2003-2016)
T-Lymphocytes (2005-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56269
Unique ID: D000072336
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Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells - Preferred
Concept UI M000616943
Scope note A subset of T-lymphocytes that are present in large numbers at MUCOUS MEMBRANES and respond to INFECTIONS. They express a conserved invariant T-CELL RECEPTOR ALPHA-CHAIN that enables them to respond to infections by sensing RIBOFLAVIN metabolites of pathogens.
Preferred term Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells
Entry term(s) Cell, MAIT
Cells, MAIT
MAIT Cell
MAIT Cells
Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cell
Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cell



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