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Sex-based brain differences: Structure of a single neuron in C. elegans provides new insights

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, would it matter? One of the most useful models for studying these questions is ...
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'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus

Scientists have uncovered how a newly discovered gene, NEK1, in which mutations have been linked to ALS cases, disrupts the function of the motor neuron and causes it to degenerate and die. The viral ...
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Study establishes a new method for examining relationships between neuron type and function

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created computer-generated models to bridge the gap between "test tube" data about neurons and the function of those cells in the living brain. Their study, ...
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How neurons build a 3-D vascular structure to keep the retina healthy

Scientists have known for years that a lattice of blood vessels nourishes cells in the retina that allow us to see -- but it's been a mystery how the intricate structure is created. Now, researchers ...
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Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by simultaneously measuring two key signals in living animals

Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative technique to non-invasively measure two key signals, membrane voltage and intracellular calcium levels, at the same time, in neurons of ...
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Structure and Action of Buccalin: A Modulatory Neuropeptide Localized to an Identified Small Cardioactive Peptide-Containing Cholinergic Motor Neuron of Aplysia californica

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 85, No. 16 (Aug. 15, 1988), pp. 6177-6181 (5 pages) A model system that consists of a muscle utilized in biting, ...