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Name: Kaitlin W.
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Age: 14
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Date: 2001
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How long is the cell cycle of a human brain cell?


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Most of the brain cells are in what we refer to as G-0 (G ZERO) which means that that are not dividing into other cells but are working doing their job for the central nervous system.

Peter Faletra
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