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Ending

1. A termination or conclusion.

2. A nerve ending.


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Re: Motion of Olfactory Cilia?

That is typically what respiratory cilia do, but the configuration of these cilia with nerve endings might mean that they're in a different business.

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by Darby
Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:10 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Motion of Olfactory Cilia?
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HOW MAINTENANCE OF HOMEOSTASIS IS ACHIEVED IN THE HUMAN BODY

... are necessary: Set-point, an integrating centre and an effector/s. SET-POINT: This is detected by peripheral receptors (sensors, sensory nerve endings), which relay the information (eg., a fall in the level of blood glucose- normal value range is 75-110mg/100ml) to an integrating centre. INTEGRATING ...

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by abbassido
Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:58 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: help
Replies: 4
Views: 885

botox=botulinum?

... the bacteria produce, they do not inhect you with the bacterium itself. The chemical, doing what it was designed to do, paralyzes your face nerve endings and muscles, and consequently makes rinkles go away..

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by MrMistery
Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:45 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: botox=botulinum?
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Views: 2588

Nerve Memory

There's a lot of work being done on the connections between nerves being involved in memory - I'm not sure that means "nerve endings," though. Check the term "long term potentiation," or "LTP," and you should find a bit of information.

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by Darby
Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:47 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Nerve Memory
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Views: 884

Nerve Memory

Nerve endings can make rapid and permanent changes to their structure given the correct signals. Properly speaking nerve endings are found only in the periphery. In the central nervous system it would seem that any 1 cell is ...

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by Caspase
Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:50 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Nerve Memory
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Views: 884
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