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IMMUNOBLASTE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Lymphatic System
DEF

An immature cell of the lymphocytic series that is 15-20 microns in diameter, with a nucleus that has a diffuse chromatin pattern and usually one or two nucleoli. ... The lymphoblast was formerly conceived as the precursor cell of the mature lymphocyte, but now is considered to be a lymphocyte that has been transformed from a resting state to a proliferating state by antigenic stimulation. Lymphoblasts occur in the blood in large numbers in acute lymphocytic leukemia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Système lymphatique
DEF

Cellule d'origine du lymphocyte à partir de laquelle naissent soit les cellules qui induisent la réponse immunitaire, soit les cellules mémoires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Sistema linfático
DEF

Linfocito inmaduro.

CONT

La leucemia puede tomar la forma de proliferación de linfoblastos.

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Record 2 2003-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lymphatic System
  • Biotechnology
DEF

An antigenically stimulated lymphocyte; a large cell with well-defined basophilic cytoplasm, a large nucleus with prominent nuclear membrane, distinct nucleoli, and clumped chromatin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système lymphatique
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Lymphocytes (Ly en français et en anglais) [...] En microscopie optique, on observe l'aspect blastique des cellules : "blast cell" des anglo-saxons ou "immunoblaste", leur grande taille de 15 à 20 µ, une chromatine claire avec des nucléoles plus gros, un cytoplasme plus abondant, plus basophile (ARN), c'est la "grande cellule pyroninophile".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema linfático
  • Biotecnología
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