nerve cell

noun

1. neuron.

nerve cell

noun

1. another name for neurone

nerve cell

1. See neuron

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerve cell¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

They found that neurons use VLK to communicate in the space surrounding the cells, where it alters nearby proteins in ways that can influence how signals travel between nerve cells.

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Under healthy conditions, tau works like a stabilizing support beam, helping maintain the microtubules that allow nutrients and signals to move through nerve cells.

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Interestingly, although the mice carrying the mutation did not display outward physical symptoms, their nerve cells showed the same internal cellular defects seen in the patients' cells.

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In the brain, both electrical and chemical signals drive communication between nerve cells.

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These delicate nerve cells, located at the back of the eye, carry visual information to the brain.

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