Term Name: B cell activation
Synonyms: B lymphocyte activation, B-cell activation, B-lymphocyte activation
Definition: The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature B cell resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042113]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: establishment of B cell polarity
is a type of: lymphocyte activation
has subtype: B cell activation involved in immune response B cell differentiation B cell proliferation
inverse capable_of: mature B cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of B cell activation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of B cell activation
regulated by: regulation of B cell activation