B cell activation

id: GO:0042113
name: B cell activation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature B cell resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0002312B cell activation involved in immune response
GO:0030183B cell differentiation
GO:0042100B cell proliferation

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0046649lymphocyte activation