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CSF

American  
Physiology.
  1. cerebrospinal fluid.


CSF British  

abbreviation

  1. physiol cerebrospinal fluid

  2. immunol colony-stimulating factor

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In those patients, the protein recognizing CD8+ T cells were between 10 and 100 times more concentrated in the CSF than in the blood.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

EBV itself was detected in the CSF of most participants, regardless of whether they had MS.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

During sleep, CSF helps flush out waste that builds up during waking hours.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

She was rushed to a hospital in Malta's capital, Valletta, and after ruling out meningitis or a brain hemorrhage, doctors began to suspect she might have a very rare condition known as a CSF leak.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Since then she feels she's been given her life back, and has become a trustee of the CSF Leak Association.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025