Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells, plasmocytes, and effector B cells, are white blood cells that secrete large volumes of antibodies. They are transported by the blood plasma and the lymphatic system. Like all blood cells, plasma cells originate in the bone marrow; however, these cells leave the bone marrow as B cells, before terminal diffe...
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(from the article `lymphocyte`) Once stimulated by binding to a foreign antigen, such as a component of a bacterium or virus, a lymphocyte multiplies into a clone of identical ... ...with antigens causes B cells to multiply into clones of immunoglobulin-secreting cells. Then the B cells are stimulated by various cytokines to ... ...r...
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A type of immune cell that makes large amounts of a specific antibody. Plasma cells develop from B cells that have been activated. A plasma cell is a type of white blood cell. Also called plasmacyte.
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<haematology> A terminally differentiated antibody forming and usually antibody secreting, cell of the B-cell lineage. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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a round cell with an off-center nucleus containing coarsely clumped chromatin and deep blue cytoplasm with a clear zone adjacent to the nucleus; these cells are involved in synthesis, storage, and release of immunoglobulins. Pathological plasma cells are seen in multiple myeloma and Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Called also pl...
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End-stage differentiation of a B cell to an antibody-producing cell.
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A terminally differentiated antibody-forming, and usually antibody-secreting, cell of the B-cell lineage.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an ovoid cell with an eccentric nucleus; the cytoplasm is strongly basophilic because of the abundant RNA in its endoplasmic reticulum; plasma cells are derived from B lymphocytes and are active in the formation and secretion of antibodies. Synonyms: plasmacyte
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Plasma cell: A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated lymphocyte in the B-cell (not the T-cell) lineage. As with most cell types, plasma cells can mutate to give rise to cancer. Plasma cell malignancies include multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, and plasma cell leukemia....
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n] - a lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen
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activated and differentiated B cell that produces and secretes antibodies
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a white blood cell that makes antibodies
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plasmacyte noun a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
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