Term Name: B cell differentiation
Synonyms: B cell development, B lymphocyte differentiation, B-cell differentiation, B-lymphocyte differentiation
Definition: The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a B cell. A B cell is a lymphocyte of B lineage with the phenotype CD19-positive and capable of B cell mediated immunity.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030183]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: B cell lineage commitment B cell selection
is a type of: B cell activation lymphocyte differentiation
has subtype: immature B cell differentiation mature B cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of B cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of B cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of B cell differentiation