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CORTEX
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Traducere în limba română
cortex, plural cortices substantiv
1. (bot.) coajă, scoarţă.
2. (şi cortex of the brain) (anat.) cortex, scoarţă cereebrală, substanţă corticală.
3. (anat.) învelişul exterior al rinichilor.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
Previous research demonstrated that manipulation of the gut microbiome affects anxiety-like behaviors but this is the first time that the gut microbiome has been linked to miRNAs in both the amygdala and prefrontal cortex.
(New Light on Link between Gut Bacteria, Anxiety, Editura Global Info)
Varun Warrier added: “We now need to confirm these results using new genetic and brain scan data so as to understand how exactly gene activity and thickness of the cortex are linked in autism.”
(Scientists link genes to brain anatomy in autism, University of Cambridge)
This is important because these miRNAs may affect physiological processes that are fundamental to the functioning of the central nervous system and in brain regions, such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, which are heavily implicated in anxiety and depression.
(New Light on Link between Gut Bacteria, Anxiety, Editura Global Info)