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Cell body
Cell body refers to the center of the neuron that keeps the neuron alive; the soma, or major portion of the body of a nerve cell. The main part of a cell, containing the nucleus
Moreover, Cell body is the part of a neuron that contains the neuron’s metabolic machinery and that receives stimulation from other neurons.
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