At sufficiently high concentrations, some of the compounds called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances self-organize into two ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

University at Buffalo researchers shed some light on an enduring neuroscience mystery: How exactly does a mutated huntingtin protein (HTT) cause Huntington's disease?

The advantages to cell-derived membrane vesicles are multiple ... and pClamp10.5 software (Axon Instruments, Inc) for controlling membrane voltage and data acquisition. The recorded signal was ...

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Physiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea ...

Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and ...

School of Engineering, Institute for Materials and Processes, The University of Edinburgh, Robert Stevenson Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FB, U.K.

Aquaporins are proteins that rapidly transport water across cell membranes while excluding salt. They are critical for maintaining the right balance of water inside and outside cells and for ...

For some identified cells, there was apparent injury during penetration, based on the gradual deterioration of the membrane potential ... or digital overlays. Their axons, if observable, were ...

Traces denote the target membrane potential next to the point of axon termination ... ephaptic coupling on the Mauthner cell’s axon initial segment (AIS) where APs are initiated (Korn and Faber, 1975, ...

Plant life depends on cell-to-cell connectivity through the membrane-lined channels called plasmodesmata (PD). These nano-scaled structures play pivotal roles in the orchestration of growth and ...