reticular
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“It performs beautifully,” said Omar Yaghi, a reticular chemist at UC Berkeley and the study’s senior author.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
Activity of the cannabinoid receptor 1, which is involved in controlling pain perception, also decreased in the thalamic reticular nucleus after CSD.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
As adenosine accumulates throughout the day, it slows down excitatory networks such as the arousal-causing reticular activating system.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
The superior colliculus and red nucleus in the midbrain, the vestibular nuclei in the medulla, and the reticular formation throughout the brain stem each have tracts projecting to the spinal cord in this system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Adj. crossing &c. v.; crossed, matted &c., v.. transverse. cross, cruciform, crucial; retiform†, reticular, reticulated; areolar†, cancellated†, grated, barred, streaked; textile; crossbarred†, cruciate†, palmiped†, secant; web-footed.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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