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B cell differentiation (view source)
Revision as of 19:09, 25 September 2010
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<p>Memory cells are long lived and responsible for long term immunity providing the immune system with a memory of previously encountered antigens. When they experience an antigen again they proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells. This response produces up to ten times more plasma cells than the original exposure to the antigen and is why the second immune response to an antigen is both more rapid and much stronger than the first response.</p>
<p>Memory cells are long lived and responsible for long term immunity providing the immune system with a memory of previously encountered antigens. When they experience an antigen again they proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells. This response produces up to ten times more plasma cells than the original exposure to the antigen and is why the second immune response to an antigen is both more rapid and much stronger than the first response.</p>
[[Category:Lymphocytes|F]]
[[Category:Lymphocytes|F]]
[[Category:Adaptive Immune System]]
[[Category:Adaptive Immune System]]