part_of
part of
part of
Homo sapiens
lymphoid tissue
secondary nodular lymphoid tissue
germinal center
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Germinal_center.svg
NCIT:C13337
central zone of follice
Wikipedia:Germinal_center
light zone of follicle
nodule
reaction center of follicle
MESH:D018858
A germinal center is a specialized microenvironment formed when activated B cells enter lymphoid follicles. Germinal centers are the foci for B cell proliferation and somatic hypermutation.[GO]
UBERON:0010754
SCTID:64626006
BTO:0003671
EV:0100051
uberon
lymhpoid nodule
UMLS:C0282491
A collection of activated B cells at the center of a secondary follicle, formed after B cells become activated and migrate to the center.