spleen lymphoid follicle
The area of the white pulp where the affinity maturation of B cells and the generation of memory B cells and plasma cells occur [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/6 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_tm ]
Term info
spleen lymphoid follicle
- Malpighian body
- lymphatic follicle of spleen
- lymphoid follicle of spleen
- lymphoid nodule of spleen
- spleen B cell follicle
- spleen lymphoid follicle
- splenic B cell follicle
- splenic lymphatic follicle
- splenic lymphoid follicle
pheno_slim
https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/tmeehan
UBERON:0003969
uberon
spleen lymphoid nodule
UBERON:0001249
Term relations
- lymphoid follicle
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some white pulp of spleen
- part of some non-lymphatic part of lymphoid system
- contributes to morphology of some white pulp of spleen