Wikis > Microbiology and Infection Control > Defence against infection > Immune Response / “Third line of defence” > Cells and molecules of the immune system > Lymphocytes > B Lymphocytes
B Lymphocytes:
Produce antibodies – mediate humoral immunity
Produced in bone marrow
Resides in lymph nodes, spleen and other lymphoid tissues
Antibody specificity is determined by the highly specific receptors on cell surface
Differentiate into immunoglobulin producing plasma cells
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