memory cell formation
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The antigens trigger a primary response: clonal selection, division by mitosis and differentiation into plasma cells and, crucially, memory cells.
Produced in active immunity when the antigen triggers clonal selection, but not formed in passive immunity.
Topics that use memory cell formation
- Cell recognition and the immune system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active immunity
- agglutination
- animal use in production and testing
- antibody
- antigen
- antigen-antibody complex
- antigen-presenting cell
- antigens in vaccines
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