| GO term: | B cell homeostasis |
| Synonym: | B-cell homeostasis |
| Synonym: | B lymphocyte homeostasis |
| Synonym: | B-lymphocyte homeostasis |
| GO id: | GO:0001782 |
| Definition: | The process of regulating the proliferation and elimination of B cells such that the total number of B cells within a whole or part of an organism is stable over time in the absence of an outside stimulus. |
| Comments | Note that this term represents the return of B cell levels to stable numbers following an immune response as well as the proliferation and elimination of B cells required to maintain stable numbers in the absence of an outside stimulus. |
| Number of paths to term: | 2 |
denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship
denotes a 'regulates' relationship
denotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
denotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship
biological_processbiological regulationregulation of biological qualityhomeostatic processhomeostasis of number of cellsleukocyte homeostasislymphocyte homeostasisB cell homeostasis [GO:0001782] (27 genes, 32 annotations)B-1 B cell homeostasismature B cell apoptotic process +mucosal lymphocyte homeostasisT cell homeostasis +biological_processimmune system processleukocyte homeostasislymphocyte homeostasisB cell homeostasis [GO:0001782] (27 genes, 32 annotations)B-1 B cell homeostasismature B cell apoptotic process +mucosal lymphocyte homeostasisT cell homeostasis +Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc |
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