mossy

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"The numbers of mossy cells decline with aging and Alzheimer's disease," said Alexendra Moser, PhD, a project scientist in the Svendsen Lab and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

These fibers form a contact point to pyramidal cells -- the mossy fiber synapse.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

The massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Highly theatrical, it saw the 35-year-old perform inside a mossy grotto, singing on top of a giant mechanical beetle and ascending a tree trunk in fairy wings.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

That afternoon he swam and lay on his back on the mossy bank, his hands crossed under his head, his thoughts returning to the conversation he had had with the storekeeper.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White