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 both models, infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae led to increased inflammation, greater nerve cell death, and worsening cognitive problems.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 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
These channels are like molecular machines that sense electrical signals and then open to allow calcium to flow into the nerve cell.
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
