nerve cell
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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
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
This biochemical signal is received by the next nerve cell, that converts the signal back into electricity.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024
When the electrical signal reaches the end of one nerve cell it is converted into a biochemical signal, in the form of calcium.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 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
