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nerve cell

NOUN
cell of the nervous system
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In brain organoids, which are miniature three dimensional models of brain tissue, sildenafil promoted nerve cell growth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In individuals with Dravet syndrome, one copy does not produce enough of a protein needed for proper nerve cell signaling.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

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

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