Name | B-1a B cell differentiation |
ID | GO_0002337 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | B-1a B lymphocyte differentiation, B-1a B-cell differentiation, B-1a B-lymphocyte differentiation |
Description | The process in which B cells acquire the specialized features of B-1a B cells. B-1a B cells are B-1 cells that express CD5 and arise from fetal liver precursors. |
Related synonym | B-1a B cell development |
Comment | Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'. |
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