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Q.Plasma cell is related to which type of immunity?
(a) Cell mediated immunity
(b) Humoral immunity
(c) Innate immunity
(d) None of these
West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2023MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Plasma cells are antibody-secreting cells derived from activated B-lymphocytes, and antibody secretion is the defining feature of humoral (antibody-mediated) immunity.
The immune response has two arms:
- Humoral immunity (antibody-mediated immunity, AMI): mediated by B-lymphocytes. On encountering an antigen, B-cells proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells, which synthesize and secrete large quantities of specific antibodies into blood/lymph to neutralise the antigen. Some B-cells also become memory cells. …
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