| plasma cell |
a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
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| plasma cell |
Plasma cells are B lymphocytes that secrete immunoglobulins (antibodies). The type of antibodies that these plasma cells produce depends on the cytokine that influences the secretion of these immunoglobulins. Their appearance (on light microscopy) is quite characteristic: they have basophil cytoplasm and an excentric nucleus, in addition to a pale zone in the cytoplasm that (on electron microscopy) contains an extensive Golgi apparatus. ...
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| plasma cell tumor |
A tumor that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and plasmacytoma are types of plasma cell tumors.
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| plasma cell myeloma |
A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Also called multiple myeloma, Kahler's disease, or myelomatosis.
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| plasma cell |
A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies.
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