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Memory B Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Memory B Cells
Tree Number(s)
A11.063.438.450.650
A11.118.637.555.567.269.500
A11.118.637.555.567.550.450.650
A11.118.637.555.567.562.200.650
A15.145.229.637.555.567.550.450.650
A15.145.229.637.555.567.562.200.650
A15.382.032.438.450.650
A15.382.490.555.567.562.450.650
Unique ID
D000091245
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091245
Scope Note
A subset of activated B cells generated in response to primary immune challenge or immunization which are capable of giving rise to antibody-secreting cells upon re-challenge (see IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY). Memory B cells feature many discrete properties indicative of differentiation through ISOTYPE SWITCHING and/or IMMUNOGLOBULIN SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION for rapid and robust recall of specific antibody responses.
Entry Term(s)
Memory B-Lymphocytes
Previous Indexing
B-Lymphocytes (1979-2021)
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Established
2022/01/01
Date of Entry
2021/07/09
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Memory B Cells Preferred
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