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Plasma Cells  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Specialized forms of antibody-producing B-LYMPHOCYTES. They synthesize and secrete immunoglobulin. They are found only in lymphoid organs and at sites of immune responses and normally do not circulate in the blood or lymph. (Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989, p169 & Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 2d ed, p20)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Plasmacytes

In other languages

  • French

  • Cellule plasmocytaire
  • Cellules plasmocytaires
  • Plasmatocytes
  • Plasmocyte

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