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Cerebrospinal Fluid
The colorless liquid, consisting partially of substances filtered from blood and partially by secretions released by brain cells, that circulates around and through the cavities of the brain and spinal cord. Physicians use a variety of tests - electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing, capillary isotachophoresis, and radioimmunoassay - to study cerebrospinal fluid for abnormalities often associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Cholesterol
A substance similar to fat that is found in the blood, muscles, liver, brain, and other body tissues. The body produces and needs some cholesterol. Too much cholesterol can make fats stick to the walls of the arteries and cause a disease that decreases or stops circulation.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
Chronic (lasting a long time) wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurological disease of farmed and wild deer and elk. The disease has been identified in wild and captive mule deer, white tailed deer and North American elk, and in captive black tailed deer. More about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder. It affects about one person in every one million people per year worldwide, in the United States there are about 200 cases per year. More about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Cytokines
Powerful chemical substances secreted by T cells. Cytokines are an important factor in the production of inflammation and show promise as treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

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