B CELL


Meaning of B CELL in English

One of the two types of T cells ).

All lymphocytes begin their development in the {{link=bone marrow">bone marrow . B cells are involved in so-called humoral immunity ; on encountering a foreign substance ( antigen ), the B lymphocyte differentiates into a plasma cell, which secretes immunoglobulin (see antibody ).

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