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B cells
B cells
B cells (humoral immunity) differentiate into plasma cells which synthesize antibodies.
B lymphocytes are the cells that secrete the antibodies in response to infection in body.
B Cells
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Antibodies are produced by a specific type of lymphocyte known as B cells, or B lymphocytes. When activated by an antigen, B cells differentiate into plasma cells, which are the effector cells that secrete antibodies. These antibodies then target and help neutralize pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, contributing to the immune response.
B cells, plasma cells, and antibodies are all part of the immune system. B cells are a type of white blood cell that produce antibodies when activated by antigens. Plasma cells are a mature form of B cells that secrete large amounts of antibodies. Antibodies are proteins produced by B cells that help to neutralize pathogens and foreign substances in the body.
Plasma Cells
There are two types of white blood cell. The kind which secrete antibodies to kill microbes are called lymphocytes. The other type, which engulf microorganisms, are called phagocytes.*Specifically, the type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) that produces antibodies would be plasma cells. After a B cell (a type of lymphocyte) undergoes clonal selection, the result is the formation of a clone of B cells that consists of plasma cells and memory B cells. Plasma cells secrete antibodies and memory B cells do not secrete antibodies.
The cells which are involved in the production of antibodies are known as B cells. These are effector cells which will secrete anybodies and activate the antigens.
It is possible to refer to them as such but not exactly correct. After B cells are helped by TH1 cells, the B cells differentiates in to thousands of plasma cells. The plasma cells secrete antibody's that kill extracellular bacteria.