B cell homeostasis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0001782
The process of regulating the proliferation and elimination of B cells such that the total number of B cells within a whole or part of an organism is stable over time in the absence of an outside stimulus. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12956429 GOC:add ]
Synonyms: B-cell homeostasis, B-lymphocyte homeostasis, B lymphocyte homeostasis
Term info
Note that this term represents the return of B cell levels to stable numbers following an immune response as well as the proliferation and elimination of B cells required to maintain stable numbers in the absence of an outside stimulus.
biological_process
GO:0001782