nerve cell
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Its inner region, called gray matter, contains nerve cell bodies along with astrocytes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
In Parkinson's disease, this protein sticks together into toxic clumps that cause nerve cell death and leads to patients suffering from symptoms such as tremors, difficulties moving and muscle stiffness.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
These channels are like molecular machines that sense electrical signals and then open to allow calcium to flow into the nerve cell.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024
To test the chemical medicinal properties of the four CBN analogs, the team applied them to mouse and human nerve cell cultures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
The nerve cell, or neuron, is a living, one-way wire with switches at both ends.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
