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Spine cell

spine cell --> prickle cell

(Science: cell biology) large flattened polygonal cells of the stratum germinosum of the epidermis (just above the basal stem cells), that appear in the light microscope to have fine spines projecting from their surfaces, these terminate in desmosomes that link the cells together and have many tonofilaments of cytokeratin within them.


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Why do you keep talking about species

... 100,000+ Cnidaria Stinging nettle Coelenterates Nematocysts (stinging cells) about 11,000 Ctenophora Comb bearer Comb jellies Eight "comb ... calcified spines about 7,000 extant and 13,000 extinct species Echiura Spine tail Spoon worms Set of hooks at posterior end about 140 Entoprocta ...

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by gamila
Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:35 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Conditioned Reflex. Red is Stop, Green is Go.

... reflex (the jerking of a leg when the kneecap is tapped). Sensory cells (receptors) in the stimulated body part send signals to the spinal cord along a sensory nerve cell. Within the spine a reflex arc switches the signals straight back to the muscles of the body ...

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by keef
Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:49 pm
 
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Topic: Conditioned Reflex. Red is Stop, Green is Go.
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Sonic reflexes

... our body. Instead it is simply used up for the defrormation of the skin cells in contact. The possible correct explanation would be.... Sensory cells ... send signals to the spinal cord along a sensory nerve cell. Within the spine a reflex arc switches the signals straight back to the muscles of ...

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by ragav.payne
Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:01 am
 
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Paralysis

... fracture. If the spinal cord is cut at a high level within the cervical spine, the person becomes quadroplegic, and, if at high enough a level, they also cannot ever breathe unaided. Chris lived in hope that stem cell research might eventually bring a cure for such dreadful injuries.

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by Cilla
Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:41 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Paralysis
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HYPOTONIC SOLUTION

... pluristratified squamos keratinised epithelial tissue formed from 20-25 cell layers. These are divided into 5 regions(also layers): base layer, spine layer, granular layer, lucid layer and the 5th one whch i can not translate. The first ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:36 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: HYPOTONIC SOLUTION
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