memory B cell differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0002319
The process in which a B cell acquires the specialized features of a memory B cell. Memory B cells are cells that can respond rapidly to antigen re-exposure by production of high-affinity antibody. [ GOC:jal http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: memory B-cell differentiation, memory B lymphocyte differentiation, memory B-lymphocyte differentiation
Term info
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
memory B cell development
biological_process
GO:0002319