neuron

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Without the matrix to anchor the neuron, the dendrites didn't form properly.

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  1. noun Any of the impulse-conducting cells that constitute the brain, spinal column, and nerves, consisting of a nucleated cell body with one or more dendrites and a single axon. Also called nerve cell.

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  • A minor neuron -- a thread of warm optical cable -- lies buried inside the wet cells. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 03 - March 2002
  • The job of a neuron is to receive information, usually in the form of electrical pulses, from other neurons. —  Omni: February 1994
  • In a neuron, an action potential arises on an axon terminal, then releases some neurotransmitter over to the other side to the dendrite, and an electrical current flows into the dendrite. —  Omni: January 1993
  • Then you press the pipette onto a neuron, and the more you press - without puncturing the cell - the better your seal. —  Omni: December 1993
  • If the sum exceeds a threshold value, the neuron is activated and sends a pulse to its neighbors. —  Omni: October 1994
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  1. Greek, sinew, string, nerve; see (s)neəu- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Gr, νεῦρον, nerve: see nerve.
 

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