Soma (biology)
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soma-biology-285-2509031
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Soma (biology)
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In cellular neuroscience, the soma, perikaryon, neurocyton, or cell body is the bulbous, non-process portion of a neuron or other brain cell type, containing the cell nucleus. Although it is often used to refer to neurons, it can also refer to other cell types as well, including astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia. There are many different specialized types of neurons, and their sizes vary from as small as about 5 micrometres to over 10 millimetres for some of the smallest and largest ne
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Portion of a brain cell containing its nucleus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(biology)
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2024-03-04T15:24:31Z
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