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B cells differentiate to form
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Activated B cells in germinal centers undergo clonal expansion, somatic hypermutation and class switching, differentiating into antibody-secreting plasma cells for immediate protection and long-lived memory B cells that mount rapid recall responses upon secondary antigen encounter.
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