Peripheral Tolerance
"Peripheral Tolerance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The mechanism, in peripheral lymphoid organs (LYMPH NODES; SPLEEN; TONSILS; and mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue), that prevents mature lymphocytes from reacting to SELF-ANTIGENS. This is accomplished through a variety of means including CLONAL ANERGY and CLONAL DELETION.
| Descriptor ID |
D061166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.425.746.425.800.600
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peripheral Tolerance" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.