1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BHoFkJOe9U"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/b-cell/">B-cell</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/b-cell/embed/#?secret=BHoFkJOe9U" width="600" height="338" title="“B-cell” — Glossary" data-secret="BHoFkJOe9U" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> White blood cell derived from bone marrow. As part of the immune system, B cells (or bursa‐equivalent cells) may differentiate and become antibody‐producing plasma cells. Also called B lymphocyte.Lymphocytes that are part of the adaptive immune response and are responsible for the production of antibodies to a specific antigen.A specialized lymphocyte that, upon stimulation by an antigen, releases a specific antibody, resulting in humoral immunity B lymphocyte.Lymphocytes that arise in the bone marrow, and are present in the blood, lymph, and connective tissue.A type of white blood cell; B lymphocyte. B cells are formed in the bone marrow and circulate in the blood and lymphatic system. They have an essential role in immunology. Many B cells mature into plasma cells, which manufacture antibodies, proteins necessary to fight infections. Other B cells mature into memory B cells that "remember" the antigen that originally stimulated them to mature. This allows the body to recognize the antigen as a foreign body if it reencounters it in the future and to make antibodies to destroy it. Once antibodies are formed, whenever the body is re-exposed to the same bacteria the body recognizes the infectious organism and starts making antibodies to combat it.A type of lymphocyte that is made in bone marrow and that makes antibodies.A type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) manufactured in the bone marrow that makes antibodies.