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| Nerve cells transmit information from one part of the body to another. Each nerve cell has branching dendrites to connect to other dendrites, and a long axon to transmit or collect impulses. A stroke, in which nerve cells in the brain die for lack of oxygen, can result in permanent disability for the patient because the pathways that transmit information in the brain are interrupted. | ||||||
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| Francois Paquet-Durand/Photo Researchers, Inc. | ||||||
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| Comparative Anatomy; Stroke; Pain; Huntington’s Disease; Tissue | ||||||
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