Plasma cell
White blood cell that secretes large volumes of antibodies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with blood plasma.
Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the lymphoid organs as B cells[1][2] and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substances called antigens. These antibodies are transported from the plasma cells by the blood plasma and the lymphatic system to the site of the target antigen (foreign substance), where they initiate its neutralization or destruction. B cells differentiate into plasma cells that produce antibody molecules closely modeled after the receptors of the precursor B cell.[3]
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Plasma cell | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | plasmocytus |
MeSH | D010950 |
TH | H2.00.03.0.01006 |
FMA | 70574 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
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