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nerve cell
noun
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The target of both innovations is alpha synuclein, a protein that takes an abnormal form in Parkinson's patients—aggregating in their brains and destroying nerve cells involved in motor and some cognitive functions.
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Alice Park, TIME, 20 June 2024
These gut-brain signals had activated a cluster of nerve cells in the brainstem.
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Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
In response to an injury, these nerve cells not only sense inflammatory molecules, but also dial their circulating levels up and down to keep infections from harming healthy tissues.
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Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
The experimental film, which looks like Saran wrap, rests on the brain’s surface and detects the electrical activity of nerve cells below.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 13 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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