B lymphocytes

What is a b-lymphocyte?

riginate from bone marrow, activate when t-helper cells release chemicals, also when antibody molecules bind to complementary antigen

What do plasma cells do?

Produce antibodies to a particular antigen and release them into the circulation. An active plasma cell only lives for a few days

What do B effector cells do?

Divide to form plasma cell clones

What do B memory cells do?

Live for a long time and provide immunological memory, programmed to remember a specific antigen and enable the body to make a very rapid response when a pathogen carrying that antigen is encountered again