A lymphocyte is a white blood cell with antigen-specific receptors, crucial for adaptive immunity. Upon antigen detection, it differentiates into effector cells that combat the specific threat.
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that has unique receptors for antigens. Upon recognizing an antigen, it grows, divides, and transforms into specific cells that carry out the adaptive immune response.
| Front | A class of white blood cells that bear variable cell-surface receptors for antigen and are responsible for adaptive immune responses. On antigen recognition, this class of white blood cells enlarges to form a lymphoblast and then proliferates and differentiates into an antigen-specific effector cell |
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