dopaminergic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dopaminergic
Example Sentences
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The disorder harms midbrain dopaminergic neurons, which release dopamine to regulate movement and learning.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
"A future direction would be to understand what exactly these myelin-forming cells are responding to that comes from the activity of dopaminergic neurons," Yalcin said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
The researchers used an antibody to selectively activate a receptor in a molecular signaling pathway to develop dopaminergic neurons.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
As happens in the human brain, the dopaminergic neurons of the midbrain organoid send out projections to the striatum and the cortex organoids.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
In addition, the human brain contains many more dopaminergic neurons, which also wire up differently within the human brain, sending projections to the striatum and the cortex.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
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