Plasma cells
Contain nucleus
Helps in the formation of antibody
Are deficient in cytoplasm
Are derived from T cells
Ref Robbins 8/e p183_184;7/e p82;9/e p191 Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells, plasmocytes, plasmacytes, or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the bone marrow and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substances called antigens.
General anatomy