lymphoid series
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series — 1. A succession of similar objects following one another in space or time. 2. In chemistry, a group of substances, either elements or compounds, having similar properties or differing from each other in composition by a constant ratio. [L. fr.… … Medical dictionary
antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — A human lymphoma that appears to originate in a particular lymph node and later spreads to the spleen, liver and bone marrow. Giant cells, the Sternberg Reed cells, with mirror image nuclei are diagnostic. Immunological depletion, caused perhaps… … Dictionary of molecular biology
lymphocyte — White cells of the blood that are derived from stem cells of the lymphoid series. Two main classes, T and B lymphocytes, are recognized, the latter responsible (when activated) for production of antibody, the former subdivided into subsets… … Dictionary of molecular biology
immunocyte — An immunologically competent leukocyte capable, actively or potentially, of producing antibodies or reacting in cell mediated immunity reactions. SEE ALSO: I cell. [immuno + G. kytos, cell] * * * im·mu·no·cyte i myü nə .sīt, im yə nə n a cell (as … Medical dictionary
immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… … Universalium
History and naming of human leukocyte antigens — In these instances, the A1/A2, A2/A3, A1/A3 are matched, decreasing the probability of a rejection because many are linked to a given haplotype. Occasionally the recombinant A1 Cw7 B7(rare), B7 becomes the alloantigen in a recipient with A1 Cw7… … Wikipedia
Hematopoietic stem cell — HSC=Hematopoietic stem cell, Progenitor=Progenitor cell, L blast=Lymphoblast, Lymphocyte, Mo blast=Monoblast, Monocyte, Myeloblast … Wikipedia
leukocyte — A type of cell formed in the myelopoietic, lymphoid, and reticular portions of the reticuloendothelial system in various parts of the body, and normally present in those sites and in the circulating blood (rarely in other tissues). Under various… … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's lymphoma — Hodgkin lymphoma Classification and external resources Micrograph showing Hodgkin s lymphoma (Field stain). ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
