nerve impulse

collocation in English

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nerve
noun
uk
/nɜːv/us
/nɝːv/
a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of ...
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impulse
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pʌls/us
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
a sudden strong wish to ...
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The experimental studies on the velocity of thenerveimpulsewere all concerned with motor nerves.
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Oligodendrocytes are integral to the formation of the myelin sheath, an insulating layer surrounding neurons that dramatically increases the speed ofnerveimpulseconduction.
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Myelination is a complex process that is essential for the establishment of rapid, saltatory conduction ofnerveimpulse.
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In the late 1840s and early 1850s he carried out experiments to determine the velocity of thenerveimpulse.
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Basically, anerveimpulseitself does not carry specific information; the frequency of the spike codes the intensity of the signal in a neuron.
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They slow thenerveimpulseand travel to the heart.
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Cats need other minerals, such as magnesium, potassium, and sodium, fornerveimpulsetransmission, muscle contraction, and cell signaling.
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He was the first to give comprehensive description ofnerveimpulsein the brain of dogs.
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The transmission of anerveimpulseand the contraction of muscle are relatively easily detected and quantified experimentally.
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Thenerveimpulseis a bioelectric event.
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Glutamate operates and an excitatory neurotransmitter and is released when anerveimpulseexcites a glutamate producing cell.
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Activated olfactory receptors are the initial player in a signal transduction cascade which ultimately produces anerveimpulsewhich is transmitted to the brain.
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Whilenerveimpulseprofiles are, for the most part, always the same, skeletal muscles are able to produce varying levels of contractile force.
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If instead the neuron gets as many inhibitory as excitatory impulses, the inhibition cancels out the excitation and thenerveimpulsewill stop there.
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He was the first to describe thenerveimpulsesystem in the brain of dogs.
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Normally, anerveimpulsearrives at the motor nerve terminal, initiating an influx of calcium ions, which causes the exocytosis of synaptic vesicles containing acetylcholine.
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When thenerveimpulsearrives at the synapse, it may cause the release of neurotransmitters, which influence another (postsynaptic) neuron.
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With greater levels of demyelination, a smaller increase in temperature is needed to slow down thenerveimpulseconduction.
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It apparently acts by enhancing the release of acetylcholine following anerveimpulse.
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Glutamate operates as an excitatory neurotransmitter and is released when anerveimpulseexcites a glutamate producing cell.
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