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Why might a brain cell be considered specialized?

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Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter41: Neural Signaling

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Why might a brain cell be considered specialized?

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They only make proteins specific to brains.

Without manual manipulation in a laboratory they have lost the ability to become cells other than brain cells.

They only occur in the brain and no where else.

They only express brain cell genes.

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