| cell body |
In nerve cells, the central portion from which axons and dendrites sprout. The cell body controls the life-sustaining functions of a nerve cell.
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| cell |
The fundamental unit of all organisms; the smallest structural unit capable of independent functioning.
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| cell culture |
Cells grown in a test tube or other laboratory device for experimental purposes.
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| cell membrane |
The outer boundary of the cell. The cell membrane helps control what substances enter or exit the cell.
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| cell-mediated immunity |
describes any adaptive response in which antigen-specific T cells have the main role. It is defined operationally as all adaptive immunity that cannot be transferred to a na?e recipient with serum antibody.
Ãâó: www.sabin.org/vaccine_science_GlossaryB_D.htm
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