b cells

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Definition von b cells im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: plural form of B cell
B cell: A lymphocyte, derived from bone marrow, that produces antibodies and is responsible for the immune system
B cell: beta cell, cell in the pancreatic islets which produces and secretes insulin (Physiology); type of lymphocyte produced in the bone marrow, precursor of antibody-producing plasma cells (Immunology)
B cell: Any of the lymphocytes that mature in the bone marrow and, when stimulated by a particular antigen, differentiate into plasma cells. Also called B lymphocyte. One of the two types of lymphocytes (the others being T cells). All lymphocytes begin their development in the 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)
b cell: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens