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- noun The part of an
embryo that develops into thenervous system - noun The
epithelium associated withsensory organs such as theeye ornose
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- noun epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
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Examples
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(PhysOrg. com) -- Normal vertebrate brain ventricle formation relies upon the stretchiness or "relaxation" of the neuroepithelium, which is regulated by the motor protein myosin.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Gutzman and Sive conclude that the neuroepithelium must relax, through reduction of myosin activity, for the hindbrain ventricle to reach its normal working volume.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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The squatter shape of the cells offered a clue as to why the neuroepithelium might be less flexible.
Media Newswire 2010
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"The neuroepithelium is really complicated," says Gutzman, who relied on sophisticated imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to observe brain individual cells in the living embryo.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Gutzman and Sive conclude that the neuroepithelium must relax, through reduction of myosin activity, for the hindbrain ventricle to reach its normal working volume.
Media Newswire 2010
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The squatter shape of the cells offered a clue as to why the neuroepithelium might be less flexible.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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The squatter shape of the cells offered a clue as to why the neuroepithelium might be less flexible.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"The neuroepithelium is really complicated," says Gutzman, who relied on sophisticated imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to observe brain individual cells in the living embryo.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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Gutzman and Sive conclude that the neuroepithelium must relax, through reduction of myosin activity, for the hindbrain ventricle to reach its normal working volume.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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McCurdy RD, Feron F, Perry C, Chant DC, McLean D, et al. (2006) Cell cycle alterations in biopsied olfactory neuroepithelium in schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder using cell culture and gene expression analyses.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Greg T. Sutherland et al. 2009
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