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Is there another name for b lymphocytes?
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Only B cell: At one point all lymphocytes were pooled together under the term lymphocyte. investigation by Robt. Good, who became chief at Sloan Kettering to distinguish the lymphcyte into B and T cells. The B was defined as the maturation site equivalent to the Bursa of Fabricius and the T represented those lymphocytes matured in marrow. Further analysis revealed that the B lymphocytes produced antibody
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