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B cell

B cell A B cell is an immune-system lymphocyte that does not depend on the thymus.

A B cell is an immune-system lymphocyte that does not depend on the thymus. It can be short-lived and naive or long-lived with memory features, and its main role is producing immunoglobulins.

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