nerve cell
Example Sentences
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The number of nerve cells in the colon also rose, and the time it took for food to move through the intestines returned to normal.
From Science Daily
In individuals with Dravet syndrome, one copy does not produce enough of a protein needed for proper nerve cell signaling.
From Science Daily
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
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