nerve cell

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In both models, infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae led to increased inflammation, greater nerve cell death, and worsening cognitive problems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

This biochemical signal is received by the next nerve cell, that converts the signal back into electricity.

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

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that starts in a type of nerve cell called a neuroblast.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

They can specify how a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell and thus become the arbiters of normal cognition and neural development.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee