Plasma cells
Ref Robbins 8/e p183_184;7/e p82;9/e p191 Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells, plasmocytes, plasmacytes, or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the bone marrow and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substances called antigens.
Contain nucleus
Helps in the formation of antibody
Are deficient in cytoplasm
Are derived from T cells
General anatomy