Antibody‐producing B lymphocyte that has reached the end of its differentiation pathway. Plasma cells are oval or round with extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum, a well‐developed Golgi apparatus, and a round nucleus. Principal effector cell involved in humoral immunity. Called also plasmocyte or plasma B cell.
A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies.
Derived from B cells, they produce antibodies.
A lymphocyte which produces a particular type of antibody.
Lymphocyte-like cell found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood that functions in immune responses; large numbers of plasma cells are found in multiple myeloma.
Antibody-producing cells derived from B cells.
These are cells that produce antibodies and occur in bone-forming tissue as well as the lining of the gastrointestinal tract and the lungs. The cells develop in lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow when T-lymphocytes are stimulated by antigens to produce the precursor cells from which plasma cells originate.
A cell derived from a B lymphocyte that has been sensitized to a specific foreign antigen and produces antibodies to that particular antigen. It may be found in the blood or in tissue fluid.
A particular variety of white blood cell responsible for generating antibodies is called a plasma cell. These specialized cells originate from B-cells that are specific to antigens.