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Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a branch of biology concerned with the study of the nervous system, the brain and the links between brain activities and behaviors.
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Lower motor neuron
Biology; Neuroscience
Spinal motor neuron; directly innervates muscle (also referred to as a or primary motor neuron).
Carotid bodies
Biology; Neuroscience
Specialised tissue masses found at the bifurcation of the carotid arteries in humans and other mammals that respond to the chemical composition of the blood (primarily the partial pressure of oxygen ...
CAMP response elements (CREs)
Biology; Neuroscience
Specific DNA sequences that bind transcription factors activated by cAMP (see also cAMP response element binding protein).
Synapse
Biology; Neuroscience
Specialised apposition between a neuron and its target cell for transmission of information by release and reception of a chemical transmitter agent.
Stria vascularis
Biology; Neuroscience
Specialised epithelium lining the cochlear duct that maintains the high potassium concentration of the endolymph.
Neurotransmitter
Biology; Neuroscience
Substance released by synaptic terminals for the purpose of transmitting information from one nerve cell to another.
Synaptic vesicles
Biology; Neuroscience
Spherical, membrane-bound organelles in presynaptic terminals that store neurotransmitters.
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