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)
not for BLOOD CELLS: they are antibody-producing cells; A 11 qualif
Other names Plasmacytes; Plasmacyte; Plasma Cell; Cells, Plasma; Cell, Plasma
