innervation
Americannoun
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the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
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Anatomy. the distribution of nerves to a part.
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Willing, J., Cortes, L. R., Brodsky, J. M., Kim, T. & Juraska, J. M. Innervation of the medial prefrontal cortex by tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive fibers during adolescence in male and female rats.
From Nature • Feb. 20, 2018
Innervation is the same in both males and females.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 19.32 Autonomic Innervation of the Heart Cardioaccelerator and cardioinhibitory areas are components of the paired cardiac centers located in the medulla oblongata of the brain.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 10.6 Motor End-Plate and Innervation At the NMJ, the axon terminal releases ACh.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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