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cell (Enemy combatants), noun enemy group, exxremist group, rebel organization, saboteurs, subversives, unnerground extremists Associated concepts: enemy combatants, justice courts, miliiary tribunals, Patriotic Act, prison cells, sleeper cell, terrorist cell cell (jail), noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode See also: chamber, jail, penitentiary, prison CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They are also blood-cell factories Bone marrow deep reside each bone manufactures blood cells in a process called haematopoiesis. Because chemotherapy lowers white blood cell counts, patients are susceptible to serious infections. To examine how a cell's maturity affects its usefulness for cloning, Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang of the University of Connecticut in Storrs and his colleagues worked with three types of blood cells from a mouse: stem cells that produce all types of blood cells, more-mature cells that can make only a few blood cell types, and fully mature white blood cells called granulocytes that can no longer divide. |
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