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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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excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs)
Biology; Neuroscience
Family of Na+-dependent glutamate co-transporters involved in synaptic transmission. See also glutamate–glutamine cycle.
extrafusal muscle fibers
Biology; Neuroscience
Fibers of skeletal muscles; a term that distinguishes ordinary muscle fibers from the specialized intrafusal fibers associated with muscle spindles.
interstitial nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus (INAH)
Biology; Neuroscience
Four cell groups located slightly lateral to the third ventricle in the anterior hypothalamus of primates; thought to play a role in sexual behavior.
cupulae
Biology; Neuroscience
Gelatinous structures in the semicircular canals in which the hair cell bundles are embedded.
