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MeSH Heading: Antibody-Producing Cells
Tree Number(s): A11.063; A15.382.032
Unique ID: D000921
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000921
Scope Note: Cells of the lymphoid series that can react with antigen to produce specific cell products called antibodies. Various cell subpopulations, often B-lymphocytes, can be defined, based on the different classes of immunoglobulins that they synthesize.
Entry Term(s): Antibody-Producing Cell; Antibody-Secreting Cell; Antibody-Secreting Cells; Immunoglobulin-Producing Cells; Immunoglobulin-Secreting Cells
NLM Classification #: QW 575
Previous Indexing: Antibody Formation (1966-1969)
See Also: Hemolytic Plaque Technique
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(70)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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