NTR: peripheral blood mononuclear cell specimen

[johnwjudkins]

label: peripheral blood mononuclear cell specimen

definition: A processed specimen that is extracted from whole blood using gradient centrifugation that separates the blood into a layer of peripheral blood mononuclear cells under the top layer of plasma. It contains lymphocytes, monocytes or macrophages that are critical components in the immune system.

alternative term: PBMC specimen

definition source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_blood_mononuclear_cell

term editor: Jie Zheng | Chris Stoeckert

[rvita]

you may want to refer to this CL term in this obi term peripheral blood mononuclear cell Term IRI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_2000001

[mgiglio99]

Discussed on June 27th call - looks good.