germinal center

English

Alternative forms
  • germinal centre

Noun

germinal center (plural germinal centers) (American spelling)

  1. (anatomy, immunology) A site in lymph nodes and the spleen where mature B cells proliferate, differentiate, and mutate their antibody genes.

Synonyms
  • GC (initialism)
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