lymph node follicular corona

Term ID

UBERON:0010420

Synonyms

• lymph node B cell corona
• lymph node dark zone
• lymph node follicular mantle
• lymph node inactive zone
• lymph node peripheral zone

Definition

A part of the secondary follicle in which naive B cells reside along with some helper T cells, macrophages and follicular dendritic cells; these are displaced by the expanding germinal centre and form a 'mantle' around it https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/7

References

• MA:0002990

Ontology

Uberon Ontology