Cell type
Plasma Cell
Plasma Cell
Plasma cells are antibody-secreting cells that develop from activated B cells.
CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000786View source record ↗
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELDifferentiated B-lineage cells specialized in secreting antibodies. are A protein made by B-cell descendants that binds a particular molecular target. Binding does not by itself prove that the antibody neutralizes it.-secreting cells that develop from activated Lymphocytes that can recognize antigens and, after activation, produce antibody-secreting or memory-cell descendants..
Quick Facts
AT A GLANCEBody systemBlood & Immunity
Typical locationBone marrow and lymphoid tissues
Lineage / classB-cell descendant
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000786
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Plasma Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000786).