Medical Definitions
Medical Definitions
Юрий Дольц
B-Cells. Medical Definition of B-Cells. Podcast
48 seconds Posted Jul 9, 2022 at 2:25 pm.
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B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype. They function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system. B cells produce antibody molecules which may be either secreted or inserted into the plasma membrane where they serve as a part of B-cell receptors. When a naïve or memory B cell is activated by an antigen, it proliferates and differentiates into an antibody-secreting effector cell, known as a plasmablast or plasma cell.