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MeSH Heading: Immunocompetence
Tree Number(s): G12.460
Unique ID: D007121
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007121
Annotation: "immunologically competent cells" = B-LYMPHOCYTES or T-LYMPHOCYTES but do not add IMMUNOCOMPETENCE
Scope Note: The ability of lymphoid cells to mount a humoral or cellular immune response when challenged by antigen.
Entry Term(s): Competence, Immunologic; Immunologic Competence; Immunological Competence
NLM Classification #: QW 568
Previous Indexing: Antibody Formation (1966-1979); B Lymphocytes (1973-1979); Immunity (1966-1972); Immunity, Cellular (1970-1979); Lymphocytes (1966-1979); T Lymphocytes (1973-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/05/23
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0011091
Scope Note: The ability of lymphoid cells to mount a humoral or cellular immune response when challenged by antigen.
Terms: Immunocompetence Preferred Term
Term UI T021300
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Immunological Competence
Term UI T021303
Date01/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Competence, Immunologic
Term UI T021301
Date05/23/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Immunologic Competence
Term UI T021302
Date05/23/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Immunocompetence MeSH Descriptor Data 2023