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Neurons

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Neurons
Nerve cells in the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord that connect the nervous system and the muscles.
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Thus, Comi extracted stem cells that grow into neurons from the spinal cords of mouse embryos.
An international team, led by University of Otago, has found that fertility is controlled by a thousand or so special neurons that are linked by long, branch-like dendrites instead of the usual synapses, Health News reported.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Neurons look different from other cells.
 
 
 
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