lymph node B cell domain

Term ID

UBERON:0010416

Synonyms

• lymph node B cell dependent cortex
• lymph node B-cell domain
• nodular lymph node cortex

Definition

A part of the lymph node cortex in which B lymphocytes home to primary follicles to survey follicular dendritic cells (FDCs); antigen stimulated B cells proliferate and differentiate within the follicles forming distinctive germinal centers

References

• MA:0002851

Ontology

Uberon Ontology