Sentences with phrase «quickly by the nerve cell»

SSRIs are thought to reduce depressive symptoms by increasing levels of serotonin, more specifically, making sure that serotonin stays between the neurons and is not reabsorbed to quickly by the nerve cell.

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The channel - like property could have evolved, says Edwards, to meet the important need of moving large amounts of glutamate quickly, for while the other neurotransmitters are involved in modulating behaviors, such as mood, and therefore don't need to act with millisecond speed, glutamate functions by rapid - fire communication between closely placed nerve cells, and could require the fast action of the channel mechanism.

The new report, co-authored by several international research groups and led by Karolinska Institutet, shows that stem cells transplanted into damaged or threatened nerve tissue quickly establish direct channels, called gap junctions, to the nerve cells.