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Cell bodies

Cell body

Used in reference to neurons, the main part of the cell around the nucleus excluding long processes such as axons and dendrites.


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efficiency of body cells

There certainly are cells that do nothing useful in the body (after all, there's billions of them) - this ... cells would be quite big, so I'd assume evolution has had time to find ways for our bodies to prevent the accumulation of these cells. A bit like our body kills most cells ...

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by biohazard
Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:52 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: efficiency of body cells
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Views: 208

Re: the difference between Viruses and Bacteria.

... eye. They can't multiply on their own, so they have to invade a 'host' cell and take over its machinery in order to be able to make more virus particles. ... separate them into groups. Bacteria exist everywhere, inside and on our bodies. Most of them are completely harmless and some of them are ...

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by laserlipo
Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:37 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: the difference between Viruses and Bacteria.
Replies: 7
Views: 2525

Re: Vagus Nerve

... foramen. Within the foramen is the superior ganglion, containing cell bodies of general somatic afferent fibres, and just external to the... * neurological examination ...

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:15 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Vagus Nerve
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Views: 39377

the difference between Viruses and Bacteria.

... are tiny geometric structures that can only reproduce inside a living cell. They range in size from 20 to 250 nanometers (one nanometer is one ... on earth, including soil, water, hot springs, ice packs, and the bodies of plants and animals. Most bacteria are harmless to humans. In fact, ...

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by CXCR4
Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:43 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: the difference between Viruses and Bacteria.
Replies: 7
Views: 2525

Re:

... accumilation of iron in the brain caused by the breakdown of red blood cells and the subsequent release of their iron(65% of the bodies iron is contained in RBC),ive been saying this for years and now it is coming to light, ...

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by vincio
Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:48 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Important unknown nanotech within humans
Replies: 28
Views: 6309
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