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"Minute protoplasmic masses that make up organized tissue, usually consisting of a nucleus which is surrounded by protoplasm which contains the various organelles and is enclosed in the cell or plasma membrane. Cells are the fundamental, structural, and functional units of living organisms." [MESH:A.11] "Anatomical structure that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane." [CARO:mah]

Identifier

CL:0000000
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