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Abstract
The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
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- Cerebrospinal Axis
- Axi, Cerebrospinal
- Axis, Cerebrospinal
- Central Nervous Systems
- Cerebrospinal Axi
- Nervous System, Central
- Nervous Systems, Central
- Systems, Central Nervous
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.
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prefer BRAIN or SPINAL CORD; "CNS effects" or "central effects" of drugs in texts usually means BRAIN /drug eff, not CNS /drug eff
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Central Nervous System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002490. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002490
- Central Nervous System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system
- Central Nervous System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47273