purkinje
purkinje — 名詞
- purkinjesingular
- purkinjesplural
1. A large type of nerve cell located in the cerebellum — the brain region that man
浦肯野細胞
小腦中的大型神經細胞
A large type of nerve cell located in the cerebellum — the brain region that manages balance and physical coordination. Each cell has many branch-like extensions that collect signals from other nerve cells, helping the body learn smooth and well-coordinated movements.
Purkinje cells prevent a dancer's leg from jerking by sending precisely timed inhibitory signals.
浦肯野細胞透過發出精準定時的抑制訊號，防止舞者的腿突然抽動。
pattern: prevent [noun] from [verb]-ing
When Purkinje cells are damaged, a person may have trouble walking in a straight line.
當浦肯野細胞受損時，患者可能難以走直線。
passive: Purkinje cells + are damaged
Using glass electrodes, Omar recorded the rhythmic firing patterns of Purkinje cells in awake mice.
Omar 使用玻璃電極記錄清醒小鼠浦肯野細胞的節律性放電模式。
Chronic alcohol use can cause irreversible degeneration of Purkinje cells, leading to balance problems.
長期飲酒可能引發浦肯野細胞不可逆的退化，導致平衡問題。
Dr. Tanaka stained Purkinje cells with a fluorescent dye to trace their elaborate dendrites.
田中博士用螢光染料標記浦肯野細胞，以便追蹤其複雜的樹突結構。
- Purkinje neuron
Used interchangeably in scientific writing, though 'neuron' emphasises the cell's role in transmitting signals rather than its structure.
用法筆記
Always capitalised as a proper name because the term comes from the Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně who discovered these cells. Frequently used attributively before anatomical nouns such as "cell", "fiber", "layer", or "neuron".