A lymphocyte not processed by the thymus gland, and responsible for producing antibodies.
〔生理〕B淋巴细胞。亦称 B -CELL, 比较T-LYMPHOCYTE
Also called B-cell Compare with T-lymphocyte
Example sentencesExamples
The appendix, in conjunction with other parts of the body which also contain cells called B-lymphocytes, manufactures several types of antibodies.
The measles virus has been shown by researchers to be present in the tumor cells of patients suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the body's antibody-producing B-lymphocytes.
The antibody on B-lymphocytes recognizes and binds foreign proteins, polysaccharides, or lipids in soluble form.
Some of the immature cells remain in the bone mar row for the rest of their development, however, and they become B-lymphocytes.
Those cells that may eventually become potentially cancerous produce abnormal protein, which triggers the B-lymphocytes to form an army of antibodies to destroy the mutated cancer cells.
Origin
B for bursa, referring to the organ in birds where it was first identified.