nerve cell
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nerve cell
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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In studies involving mice, the treatment reduced nerve cell loss, helped the animals live longer, and targeted a biological process that existing Alzheimer's drugs do not address.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
In brain organoids, which are miniature three dimensional models of brain tissue, sildenafil promoted nerve cell growth.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
This biochemical signal is received by the next nerve cell, that converts the signal back into electricity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
To test the chemical medicinal properties of the four CBN analogs, the team applied them to mouse and human nerve cell cultures.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 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
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