12.6- Stages of the Humoral response

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A B cell with a complementary antibody binds to the antigens on a pathogen

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The B cell engulfs the pathogen and presents its antigens on the cell-surface membrane to become an antigen-presenting cell

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Clonal selection - Activated T helper cells bind to the B cell, causing activation of this B cell.

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Clonal expansion - The activated B cell divides by mitosis to form plasma and memory cell clones.