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Plasma cells are formed from the differentiation of B-lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) and can be short lived, surviving only a couple of days, or long lived, surviving a whole lifetime<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/plasma-cell</ref>. Plasma cells can secrete thousands of antibodies into the blood and lymph and therefore act as a great defense mechanism after invading pathogens have entered the body<ref>http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0004030.html</ref>. The production of antibodies gradually decreases as the pathogen is continually destroyed resulting in recovery after infection<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/plasma-cell</ref>. Antibody molecules bind to target antigens because they have a complementary shape and so they form very specific antigen-antibody complexes<ref>http://www.interactive-biology.com/3538/what-is-antigen-antibody-complex/</ref>. Many of these complexes can clump together in the body and make it easier for phagocytes to detect the antigens and destroy them - this process is known as aggultination<ref>http://www.interactive-biology.com/3538/what-is-antigen-antibody-complex/</ref>. | Plasma cells are formed from the differentiation of[[B_lymphocytes|B-lymphocytes]] (a type of [[white blood cell|white blood cell]]) and can be short lived, surviving only a couple of days, or long lived, surviving a whole lifetime<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/plasma-cell</ref>. Plasma cells can secrete thousands of [[Antibodies|antibodies]] into the [[blood|blood]] and [[lymph|lymph]] and therefore act as a great defense mechanism after invading [[pathogen|pathogens]] have entered the body<ref>http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0004030.html</ref>. The production of antibodies gradually decreases as the pathogen is continually destroyed resulting in recovery after infection<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/plasma-cell</ref>. Antibody [[molecule|molecules]] bind to target [[Antigens|antigens]] because they have a complementary shape and so they form very specific antigen-antibody complexes<ref>http://www.interactive-biology.com/3538/what-is-antigen-antibody-complex/</ref>. Many of these complexes can clump together in the body and make it easier for [[phagocytes|phagocytes]] to detect the antigens and destroy them - this process is known as [[aggultination|aggultination]]<ref>http://www.interactive-biology.com/3538/what-is-antigen-antibody-complex/</ref>. | ||
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Plasma cells are formed from the differentiation ofB-lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) and can be short lived, surviving only a couple of days, or long lived, surviving a whole lifetime[1]. Plasma cells can secrete thousands of antibodies into the blood and lymph and therefore act as a great defense mechanism after invading pathogens have entered the body[2]. The production of antibodies gradually decreases as the pathogen is continually destroyed resulting in recovery after infection[3]. Antibody molecules bind to target antigens because they have a complementary shape and so they form very specific antigen-antibody complexes[4]. Many of these complexes can clump together in the body and make it easier for phagocytes to detect the antigens and destroy them - this process is known as aggultination[5].
References
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/science/plasma-cell
- ↑ http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0004030.html
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/science/plasma-cell
- ↑ http://www.interactive-biology.com/3538/what-is-antigen-antibody-complex/
- ↑ http://www.interactive-biology.com/3538/what-is-antigen-antibody-complex/