nerve cell
Example Sentences
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Some studies in mice have suggested that pregnancy hormones work on specific groups of nerve cells in the brain to help "turn on" parenting behaviour.
From BBC
Those signals travel through nerve cells at the back of the eye and then through the optic nerve to the brain, where images are formed.
From Science Daily
Investors had rushed into the stock last September, when the company reported that AMT-130 slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease, an inherited condition that causes nerve cells in the brain to decay.
From Barron's
The findings, which are related to a sensor in the nerve cells of the skin, might provide clues for treating chronic itch conditions.
Gualdani and her colleagues looked at a sensor in the nerve cells of the skin known as TRPV4, which helps detect physical pressure and convert it into neural signals.
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