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brain cell

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noun

Anatomy.
  1. a neuron in the brain.


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The study, recently published in Molecular Neurodegeneration, explains how the buildup of toxic proteins inside brain cells leads to the death of neurons responsible for movement, a hallmark of Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily

However, these markers do not directly show how brain cells respond to this damage.

From Science Daily

How do embryonic stem cells become brain cells, and which genes make that transformation possible?

From Science Daily

Of course today was the day he decided to pick up a couple of brain cells?

From Literature

Of course today was the day he decided to pick up a couple of brain cells?

From Literature