Clonal Deletion [klonální delece]

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Terms

klonální aborce

 

Clonal Abortion

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Definition

Removal, via CELL DEATH, of immature lymphocytes that interact with antigens during maturation. For T-lymphocytes this occurs in the thymus and ensures that mature T-lymphocytes are self tolerant. B-lymphocytes may also undergo clonal deletion.

Annotation
a form of immune tolerance
DUI
D017637 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0026706
Previous indexing
Clone Cells (1978-1993); Immune Tolerance (1978-1993); specific cell/immunology (1978-1993)
History note
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Public note
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