The tail enables the sperm to swim. The nerve cell is extended, so that nerves can run to and from different parts of the body to the central nervous system. The cell has extensions and branches ...

But it was its structural complexity that prevented a simple reduction to models derived from the cell theory. Nerve-cell bodies, nervous prolongations and nervous fibres were observed in the ...

Each nerve cell, or neuron, has three parts: a cell body, which contains a nucleus, mitochondria and other organelles ...

Therapies that use stem cells to repair or replace damaged cells in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease have been ...

It can perform necessary maintenance, recycle parts, and dispose of wastes ... For instance, a single human nerve cell can be over one meter long, extending from your backbone to your big toe.

Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common health problem that can have serious consequences. Maintaining adequate amount of vitamin B12 intake through diet or supplements is important to prevent health risks ...

KYOTO—Researchers have safely transplanted nerve cells generated from induced ... director of Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, who is leading the research.