Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Neuroscience is a branch of biology concerned with the study of the nervous system, the brain and the links between brain activities and behaviors.

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congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Biology; Neuroscience

Genetic deficiency that leads to overproduction of androgens and a resultant masculinization of external genitalia in genotypic females.

radial glia

Biology; Neuroscience

Glial cells that contact both the luminal and pial surfaces of the neural tube, providing a substrate for neuronal migration.

ionotropic glutamate receptors

Biology; Neuroscience

Glutamate-gated cation channels that allow the passage of Na+ and K+. They include the AMPA receptors, NMDA receptors, and kainate receptors, all named after the agonists that activate receptor ...

transducin

Biology; Neuroscience

G-protein involved in the phototransduction cascade.

phospholipase CA

Biology; Neuroscience

G-protein-activated enzyme that hydrolizes membrane phospholipids at the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane to release a diacylglycerol and an inositol phosphate such as inositol trisphosphate ...

phospholipase A2A

Biology; Neuroscience

G-protein-activated enzyme that hydrolizes membrane phospholipids at the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane to release fatty acids such as arachadonic acid.