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The central nervous system is composed of the brain, spinal cord, and the meninges (protective membranes surrounding them). Although HIV infects monocytes and macrophages, they appear to be relatively resistant to killing. These cells travel throughout the body and carry HIV to various organs, especially the lungs and the brain. Persons living with HIV often experience abnormalities in the central nervous system. ...
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| central nervous system |
(CNS) Brain and spinal cord. (More? Neural Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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| centriole |
A pair of small cylindrical structures each about 0.2 ,um in diameter and 0.4 ,um long, that lie at right angles to one another; present at each pole of the mitotic spindle in animal cells and in some other eukaryotes.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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| centromere |
The point at which the two chromatids of a single chromosome are joined.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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| central nervous system |
disorientation or alterations in consciousness without focal neurologic signs when fever and hypotension are absent
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/print/toxic_shock_syndrome_c...
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