negative regulation of lymphocyte differentiation
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of lymphocyte differentiation. [ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: down-regulation of lymphocyte differentiation, downregulation of lymphocyte differentiation, down regulation of lymphocyte differentiation
Term info
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
negative regulation of lymphocyte development
inhibition of lymphocyte differentiation
biological_process
GO:0045620