Sentences with phrase «shaped support cells»

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This role in memory formation adds to the repertoire of these starburst - shaped cells, once believed to be responsible for only providing food and support to more important brain cells (SN Online: 8/4/15).

Long, tree - shaped cells called Müller glia span the entire thickness of the retina, wrapping their branches around neurons to support their health and encourage the development of synapses.

These neurons and the synapses between them are supported by long, tree - shaped cells called Müller glia (in green), which may provide a new therapeutic target for treating degenerative eye diseases.

Star - shaped brain cells called astrocytes, usually dismissed as support cells for the attention - grabbing neurons, now seem to control the growth of new neurons in adult brains.

Now a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals that the support cells dubbed astrocytes (because of their star - shaped bodies) form the link between neurons and blood vessels, as reported in the July 7 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Published in Nature Neuroscience, the findings suggest that astrocytes — star - shaped cells that are abundant in the brain and support neuronal function — are important regulators of information storage, and their dysfunction might lead to memory decline in disease.

Star - shaped astrocytes are the most abundant subgroup of glial cells, which support and insulate neurons in the brain and spinal cord.

These network - like structures maintain the cell's shape, provide mechanical support, and are involved in critical processes of the cell's lifecycle.

Plant cells contain two major cytoskeletons, i.e. microtubules (MTs) and actin filaments (F - actin), which help cells to maintain their shape, provide mechanistic support and enable the cells to divide and move.

He specifically targeted astrocytes, star - shaped brain cells that are part of the brain's support system.

Star - shaped support brain cells, astrocytes, growing in 3 - D «organoids» in a dish develop similarly as those in human brain tissue.

Previous research had shown that if cells are grown in a medium called Matrigel — firm enough to support cells above a dish's flat surface and pliable enough for cells to reshape as they grow and multiply — cells are able to develop in three dimensions as they would in the body, assuming the various shapes, layers, compartments and relationships within a particular organ.

Nevertheless, the burst properties reported in this study strongly support the idea that the deeper layers of the SC act as an optimal controller: the systematic organization of peak firing rates and burst durations as function of saccade amplitude along the motor map, the synchronous change in firing rate of recruited cells in the population, and the shaping of the temporal burst profile of a given cell with the currently planned saccade, all contribute to the generation of straight eye - movement trajectories with optimal kinematics.

The Provoq has a sleek, athletic shape that builds on the second generation of Cadillac's design renaissance, led by the 2008 CTS, with dynamic and purposeful features that support the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and contribute to the vehicle's overall efficiency.

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