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B cells. 14 terms for B cell in Cell Ontology Broadly divided into immature and mature subsets. The genus term ‘B cell’ is the parent term for all types of B cell. Plasma cell considered a distinct cell type. B cell definition. [Term] id: CL:0000236 name: B cell
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B cells • 14 terms for B cell in Cell Ontology • Broadly divided into immature and mature subsets. • The genus term ‘B cell’ is the parent term for all types of B cell. • Plasma cell considered a distinct cell type.
B cell definition • [Term] • id: CL:0000236 • name: B cell • def: "A type of lymphocyte whose defining characteristic is the expression of an immunoglobulin complex." [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149] • exact_synonym: "B lymphocyte" [] • exact_synonym: "B-cell" [] • exact_synonym: "B-lymphocyte" [] • is_a: CL:0000542 ! lymphocyte • relationship: develops_from CL:0000826 ! pro-B cell
B cell Questions • early pro-B cell and late pro-B cells, and pre-pro B cells • Relationship of pre B cell and transitional stage B cell • Missing B cell subtypes