单词	nerve cell
释义	nerve cell noun 1 : a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses : neuron 2 : cell body Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Then, once the voltage reaches a specific threshold, a pulse is fired along organic amplifiers that mimic a nerve cell axon. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 30 June 2022 Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of nerve cell cancer, before her first birthday. Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2022 Serotonin and dopamine are neurotransmitters that carry signals, or information, from one nerve cell to another. Natalie Angley, CNN, 19 Dec. 2021 The scene looks like a microscopic photograph of a nerve cell. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2021 When the alpha-latrotoxin reaches a person’s nerve cell, the nerve dumps all of its signaling chemicals at once, overwhelming its neighbors. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2021 In 1971, Bond writes, John O’Keefe and Jonathan Dostrovsky isolated a new type of nerve cell in the brains of rats. Robert Macfarlane, The New York Review of Books, 15 June 2021 The scientists are taking advantage of proteins derived from algae and other microbes that can make any nerve cell sensitive to light. BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2021 According to Healthline, vitamin B12 is needed for three main purposes: nerve cell function, red blood cell production and DNA synthesis. Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition nerve cell noun : a cell of the nervous system with fibers that carry nerve impulses Medical Definition nerve cell noun 1 : a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue : neuron 2 : cell body
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