Term Name: B cell activation involved in immune response
Synonyms: B cell activation during immune response, B lymphocyte activation during immune response, B-cell activation during immune response, B-lymphocyte activation during immune response
Definition: The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature B cell during an immune response, resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002312]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is part of: immune response
is a type of: B cell activation lymphocyte activation involved in immune response
has subtype: B cell proliferation involved in immune response isotype switching mature B cell differentiation involved in immune response