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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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estradiol
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the biologically important C18 class of steroid hormones capable of inducing estrous in females.
frontal lobe
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the four lobes of the brain; includes all the cortex that lies anterior to the central sulcus and superior to the lateral fissure.
pons
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three components of the brainstem, lying between the midbrain rostrally and the medulla caudally.
arachnoid mater
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three coverings of the brain that make up the meninges; lies between the dura mater and the pia mater.
microglial cells
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three main types of central nervous system glia; concerned primarily with repairing damage following neural injury.
astrocytes
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three major classes of glial cells found in the central nervous system; important in regulating the ionic milieu of nerve cells and, in some cases, transmitter reuptake.
caudate (caudate nucleus)
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three major components of the basal ganglia (the other two are the globus pallidus and putamen).
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