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Acronyms that contain the term b-lymphocyte
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Term | Definition | Rating |
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ALC | Absolute Lymphocyte Count | |
ATLG | Anti T Lymphocyte Globulin | |
ALS | Anti-Lymphocyte Serum | |
ALVAL | Aseptic Lymphocyte Vasculitis Associated Lesion | |
AL | Atypical Lymphocyte | |
AMLC | Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Culture | |
BLAME | B Lymphocyte Activator Macrophage Expressed | |
BLCA | B lymphocyte carcinoma antigen | |
BLC | B Lymphocyte Chemoattractant | |
BLS | Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome | |
CLA | cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen | |
CLMF | Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor | |
CTL | Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte | |
CTLP | cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors | |
CTL | cytotoxic T-cell lymphocyte | |
CTL | Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte | |
CTL | Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte | |
CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen | |
DILPA | Dexamethasone Inhibition of Lymphocyte Proliferation Assay | |
DLI | Donor Lymphocyte Infusion | |
DLST | Drug Lymphocyte Stimulation Test | |
EBL | Ebstein-Barr lymphocyte | |
GRAIL | Gene Related to Anergy In Lymphocyte | |
GRLF | Glucocorticosteroid Resistant Lymphocyte Fraction | |
HTL | Helper T Lymphocyte |
What does b-lymphocyte mean?
- b-lymphocyte
- B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype. They function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system. B cells produce antibody molecules which may be either secreted or inserted into the plasma membrane where they serve as a part of B-cell receptors. When a naïve or memory B cell is activated by an antigen, it proliferates and differentiates into an antibody-secreting effector cell, known as a plasmablast or plasma cell. Additionally, B cells present antigens (they are also classified as professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs)) and secrete cytokines. In mammals, B cells mature in the bone marrow, which is at the core of most bones. In birds, B cells mature in the bursa of Fabricius, a lymphoid organ where they were first discovered by Chang and Glick, which is why the 'B' stands for bursa and not bone marrow as commonly believed. B cells, unlike the other two classes of lymphocytes, T cells and natural killer cells, express B cell receptors (BCRs) on their cell membrane. BCRs allow the B cell to bind to a foreign antigen, against which it will initiate an antibody response. B cell receptors are extremely specific, with all BCRs on a B cell recognizing the same epitope.
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