Svensk definition
Högspecialiserade antikroppsproducerande B-lymfocyter. Producerar och utsöndrar immunglobulin. Finns endast i lymfoida organ och normalt cirkulerar inte blodet eller lymfan.
Plasma Cells
Plasmaceller
Engelsk definition
Specialized forms of antibody-producing B-LYMPHOCYTES. They synthesize and secrete immunoglobulin. They are found only in lymphoid organs and at sites of immune responses and normally do not circulate in the blood or lymph. (Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989, p169 & Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 2d ed, p20)
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Cell, Plasma — Cells, Plasma — Plasma Cell — Plasmacytes — Plasmacyte