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A plasma B cell is a B cell that has been activated to proliferate and produce antibodies against a specific antigen.
A memory B cell is a B cell that lives a long time after an infection to provide long lasting immunity against that specific antigen.
They both originate from the same B cell in your secondary lymph system. Once activated the specific B cell will proliferate into plasma B cells and memory B cells.
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What are the differences between Bcell receptors and Tcell receptors?
there are different types of b cell and t cell. both are lymphocytes, a subclass of white blood cell. the t cells are mainly used in identifying antigens and releasing chemicals which attact macrophages (big immune cells which 'eat' antigens), to destroy the antigen. b cells are used in the production of antibodies. when they encounter a new antigen, plasma cells and memory cells are formed from the division of a b cell. the memory cell remembers the antigen and which antibody to use, while the plasma cell makes the antibodies to fight a particular antigen or class of antigens
What represents a major difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
The most obvious difference is that a eukaryotic cell contains a nucleus and a prokaryotic cell does not. Another difference is the complexity of prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells. In general, eukaryotic cells are bigger and much more complex than prokaryotic cells.
How does a B cell tell the difference between an invader cell and a body cell?
Antigens work as bar-codes to help the immune system differentiate between body cells and pathogens. Normally the body will not attack its own cells, but is programmed to attack those with foreign antigens.
What are long lived b cell clone members that do not become plasma cells but are capable of an immune response against the same antigen at a later time called?
Memory Cells
Memory B cells remember pathogens?
does memory b cells remember pathagens
What the difference between a b cell and a b memory cell?
A plasma B cell is a B cell that has been activated to proliferate and produce antibodies against a specific antigen. A memory B cell is a B cell that lives a long time after an infection to provide long lasting immunity against that specific antigen. They both originate from the same B cell in your secondary lymph system. Once activated the specific B cell will proliferate into plasma B cells and memory B cells.
The immune system has a memory?
Answer is Yes. Both T-Cell and B-Cell have memory
What is the difference between an antibody and a B cell receptor?
Antibodies lack a transmembrane domain.
What is the difference between a b cell and a t cell?
B cells mark the virus or paracite as unknown the killer t cells attack and destroy the virus.
What is the difference between a b cell and a killer t cell?
B cells mark the virus or paracite as unknown the killer t cells attack and destroy the virus.
Are plasma cells specialized B cells?
yes . the memory b cell divide rapidly forming new plasma cell
Are Memory cells descendants of an activated B or T cell?
Yes
What is the difference between a B A and a B S?
no answer
What type of cells does your body make to remember microbes the invade your body?
the memory cell, that is the reproduction of the B-cell
What is the difference between MCCB Type B C and D?
what is the difference between utilization category A and B of MCCB's
What kind of cell helps the immune system remember an infection?
Memory B-cells
If the difference between A and B what are the values of A and B?
100
