plasma cell
English
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micrograph showing several plasma cells with their oval shape, eccentric, clock-face nucleus and paranuclear hof, formed by the paler staining Golgi complex, including multi-nucleated ones
Noun
plasma cell (plural plasma cells)
- (immunology) A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.
Synonyms
- plasma B cell, plasmacyte, plasmocyte, effector B cell
Translations
form of lymphocyte
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