Virus Receptors Are Often Not Distributed Uniformly Over the Surface

question 49

True/False

Virus receptors are often not distributed uniformly over the surface of host cells,but are instead concentrated in lipid rafts.

---

Definitions:

Myelin

A fatty substance that forms a protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord, improving the speed and transmission of electrical signals.

Axon

a long, slender projection of a nerve cell that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Transmission

Transmission, in the context of diseases, refers to the mechanisms through which an infectious agent is spread from one host to another.

Neurons

Specialized cells transmitting nerve impulses; the basic building blocks of the nervous system.