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The process whereby transitional stage B cells acquire the specialized features of mature B cells in the spleen. The process whereby a B cell acquires the specialized features of a plasma cell. A plasma cell is a lymphocyte which develops from a B cell and produces high amounts of antibody. The process whereby a nave B cell acquires the specialized features of a mature or memory B cell during an immune response. The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature B cell during an immune response, resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: plasma cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0002317
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a B cell acquires the specialized features of a plasma cell. A plasma cell is a lymphocyte which develops from a B cell and produces high amounts of antibody.
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GO:0002317 - plasma cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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