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Dendrites
Dendrites: A short arm-like protuberance from a nerve cell (a neuron). Dendrites from neurons next to one another are tipped by synapses (tiny transmitters and receivers for chemical messages between the cells). The word "dendrite" means "branched like a tree." It comes from the Greek "dendron" (tree).
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Health & Medicine
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...
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Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximal
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
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Neuroscience
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Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
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Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 01, 2018
Videos
Bigger is better, right? If you’re trying to insult someone you might call them a “pea brain” or tell
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
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...
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FEB 19, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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MAY 11, 2017
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...
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MAR 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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MAR 22, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
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DEC 20, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
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...
Written By:
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JUN 21, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2016
Videos
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...
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APR 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
MAR 01, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
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FEB 01, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
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Neuroscience
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...
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...
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