"Plasma Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D010950
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.063.438.725 A11.118.637.555.567.562.725 A15.145.229.637.555.567.562.725 A15.382.032.438.725 A15.382.490.555.567.562.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Plasma Cells- Plasma Cells
- Cell, Plasma
- Cells, Plasma
- Plasma Cell
- Plasmacytes
- Plasmacyte
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