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cell body

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 246 words | Copyright

cell body (perikaryon) The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus. The cell processes that are involved in the transmission and reception of nervous impulses (the axon and the dendrites respectively) develop as extensions from the cell body.

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