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LYMPHOBLAST [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Lymphatic System
DEF

An immature cell of the lymphocytic series that is 15-20 microns in diameter, with a nucleus that has a diffuse chromatin pattern and usually one or two nucleoli. ... The lymphoblast was formerly conceived as the precursor cell of the mature lymphocyte, but now is considered to be a lymphocyte that has been transformed from a resting state to a proliferating state by antigenic stimulation. Lymphoblasts occur in the blood in large numbers in acute lymphocytic leukemia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Système lymphatique
DEF

Cellule d'origine du lymphocyte à partir de laquelle naissent soit les cellules qui induisent la réponse immunitaire, soit les cellules mémoires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Sistema linfático
DEF

Linfocito inmaduro.

CONT

La leucemia puede tomar la forma de proliferación de linfoblastos.

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