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B cells is B lymphocytes. B cells recognize antigens through clonally expressed and highly specific antigen receptors[1]. B cells develop in the foetal liver before birth and in the bone marrow after birth[2]. B cells is a part of adaptive immune responses. B cells are responsible for the production of antibodies which are for extracellular pathogens[3].

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  1. Male, D. (2013). Immunology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
  2. Hall, A., Scott, C., Buckland, M. (2016). Clinical immunology .Second ed., Fundamentals of biomedical science.
  3. Male, D. (2013). Immunology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.