peripheral B cell positive selection

Term ID

GO:0002350

Synonyms

• peripheral B lymphocyte positive selection
• peripheral B-cell positive selection
• peripheral B-lymphocyte positive selection

Definition

Any process leading to positive selection of B cells in the periphery. Positive selection is the process in which B or T cells are selected to survive based on signaling through their antigen receptors.

References

Ontology

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