in follicle center cell lymphomas ig synthesis is a function of cleaved and noncleaved follicle center cells , not plasma cells , and these cells are strikingly similar to ig synthesizing cells normally present in nonneoplastic reactive follicle centers and the cells that synthesize ig following pokeweed stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes . these results suggest pathways of b-cell maturation different from those commonly proposed and help to clarify certain inconsistencies in the classification of malignant lymphomas .
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follicle center cell lymphomas
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plasma cells