Term Name: | lymph node follicular corona |
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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 |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010420] |