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LYMPHOBLAST TRANSFORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lymphocyte transformation
1, record 1, English, lymphocyte%20transformation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lymphoblast transformation 1, record 1, English, lymphoblast%20transformation
correct
- blast transformation 1, record 1, English, blast%20transformation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The functional and morphologic changes that T or B lymphocytes undergo when activated by contact with a suitable antigen or mitogen. 1, record 1, English, - lymphocyte%20transformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Transformation of lymphocytes in culture is assessed by measuring incorporation of radiolabeled thymidine, an indicator of DNA synthesis. Morphologic changes, seen in vivo as well as in vitro, include increase in overall size and increase in nuclear size with decrease of chromatin density. 1, record 1, English, - lymphocyte%20transformation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transformation lymphoblastique
1, record 1, French, transformation%20lymphoblastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transformation lymphoblastique. Mis en présence d'un antigène vis-à-vis duquel ils sont sensibilisés, de cellules allogéniques [...] ou de substances mitogéniques non spécifiques, certains lymphocytes ont la capacité de se différencier et de se transformer en lymphoblastes, puis de proliférer. Cette transformation blastique peut être observée au microscope ou être objectivée par la mesure de l'incorporation de précurseurs radiomarqués du DNA, du RNA ou des protéines dont la synthèse est augmentée dans les cellules transformées. 1, record 1, French, - transformation%20lymphoblastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transformación linfocítica
1, record 1, Spanish, transformaci%C3%B3n%20linfoc%C3%ADtica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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