
Epithelia
Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast
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The Role of Epithelia in Neuroscience
There are layers around the end of the neuron, right? Yeah. So it's epithelia, modified epithelia,. lining the outside of the receptor of the neuron. Right. And so by the displacement of those layers or of those cells, epithelial cells can change the way that ions move through them. Which can then lead to graded potentials, and then ultimately lead into an actual potential into that neuron. Okay. So you basically highlight about one function of epithelia can be first to interact with the environment. Yes. To detect what's happening. Either in the external environment or the internal environment.Okay. We've got that. I just want to go back very
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