Lymphocyte Activation
Synonyms
Activation, Lymphocyte
Blast Transformation
Blastogenesis
Lymphoblast Transformation
Lymphocyte Stimulation
Lymphocyte Transformation
Stimulation, Lymphocyte
Transformation, Blast
Transformation, Lymphoblast
Transformation, Lymphocyte
Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION.
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