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The 36 pages that link to B cell, each with the reason it gives.

• AntibodyNarrower topic: B cells produce antibodies and undergo selection during adaptive immune responses.

• Multiple sclerosisRelated: B-cell activity is implicated in disease and targeted by some treatments.

• AutoimmunityRelated: B cells can produce autoantibodies and help activate other immune cells.

• T cellCompared with: B cells recognize intact antigens and produce antibodies, unlike T cells’ usual recognition of presented fragments.

• Lymphatic systemBroader topic: B cells encounter antigens and can mature into antibody-secreting cells.

• Immunological memoryNarrower topic: B cells form the antibody-producing branch of adaptive immune memory.

• LymphocyteBroader topic: B cells form the antibody-producing branch of lymphocyte immunity.

• LymphomaBroader topic: Most lymphomas arise from B cells, including many common subtypes.

• Lymph nodeRelated: B cells in follicles bind antigen and can mature in germinal centers.

• Dendritic cellCompared with: B cells present antigen to helper T cells but specialize in antibody-mediated immunity.

• ImmunologyBroader topic: B cells generate antibodies and contribute to adaptive immune memory.

• ImmunodeficiencyBroader topic: B-cell defects often reduce antibody production and protection against encapsulated bacteria.

• Epstein–Barr virusRelated: EBV infects B cells and can drive their proliferation during infection.

• ThymusCompared with: B cells mature primarily in bone marrow, unlike T cells, which mature in the thymus.

• Cell-mediated immunityCompared with: B cells anchor antibody-mediated defense, the major adaptive counterpart to T-cell responses.

• Germinal centerNarrower topic: Activated B cells are the cells that enter and develop within germinal centers.

• Immunoglobulin ERelated: Activated B cells can become IgE-producing plasma cells after class switching.

• Severe combined immunodeficiencyRelated: B-cell function may be absent or ineffective, even when B cells are present.

• AutoantibodyNarrower topic: Autoantibodies are made by B cells that recognize self-antigens.

• Carrier proteinRelated: B cells bind the hapten portion of a conjugate and internalize the linked carrier.

• Neutralizing AntibodyNarrower topic: B cells generate and refine the antibody-producing lineages that yield neutralizers.

• Hepatitis B vaccineRelated: B cells produce the antibodies that provide the vaccine’s main protection.

• Hodgkin lymphomaNarrower topic: Reed–Sternberg cells in classical disease usually originate from germinal-center B cells.

• Primary immunodeficiencyBroader topic: B-cell defects often reduce antibody production and weaken defense against extracellular pathogens.

• Antigen-presenting cellBroader topic: B cells present peptides from antigens captured through their antigen receptors.

• César MilsteinRelated: A selected B cell supplies the antibody specificity in a hybridoma.

• PhagocyteCompared with: B cells are adaptive immune cells, not professional phagocytes.

• Burkitt lymphomaNarrower topic: Burkitt lymphoma arises from mature B cells, usually with a germinal-center phenotype.

• Lymphoid tissueBroader topic: B cells gather in follicles and can mature into antibody-secreting cells.

• OcrelizumabNarrower topic: Ocrelizumab reduces a subset of these immune cells without directly targeting plasma cells.

• Reed–Sternberg cellsNarrower topic: Reed–Sternberg cells derive from B cells, despite often losing many B-cell markers.

• Susumu TonegawaRelated: B cells rearrange immunoglobulin genes to create distinct antibody receptors.

• Niels Kaj JerneRelated: B cells produce the antibodies central to the mechanisms Jerne theorized.

• Antibody-producing cellsNarrower topic: B cells are the precursors that become the antibody-secreting cells described here.

• Gerald EdelmanRelated: B cells produce the antibodies whose molecular organization Edelman investigated.

• Immune system phenomenaRelated: B cells generate antibodies and contribute to lasting responses.