Term Name: germinal center B cell differentiation
Synonyms: germinal center B cell development, germinal center B lymphocyte differentiation, germinal center B-cell differentiation, germinal center B-lymphocyte differentiation
Definition: The process in which a B cell in the spleen acquires the specialized features of a germinal center B cell. Germinal center B cells are rapidly cycling B cells which have downregulated IgD expression and exhibit high levels of binding by peanut agglutinin (PNA).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002314]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: mature B cell differentiation involved in immune response
inverse has_completed: Bm5 B cell