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Immunologic Surveillance MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Immunologic Surveillance
Tree Number(s)
G12.450.050.400.412
G12.525
Unique ID
D007157
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007157
Annotation
a function of T-lymphocytes: nothing to do with epidemiol surveillance
Scope Note
The theory that T-cells monitor cell surfaces and detect structural changes in the plasma membrane and/or surface antigens of virally or neoplastically transformed cells.
Entry Version
IMMUNOL SURVEILLANCE
Entry Term(s)
Immunological Surveillance
Surveillance, Immunologic
NLM Classification #
QW 568
Previous Indexing
specific cell, organ, neoplasm/TR
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under IMMUNITY, CELLULAR 1980-90
History Note
91(80); was see under IMMUNITY, CELLULAR 1980-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2016/06/23
Immunologic Surveillance Preferred
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