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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"Somewhat surprisingly, we observed a high level of dopaminergic innervation, as well as synapses forming between dopaminergic neurons and neurons in striatum and cortex," Reumann recalls.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023
In first clinical studies, researchers have injected precursors of dopaminergic neurons into the striatum, to try and make up for the lost natural innervation.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023
Remarkably, forced expression of S100b in the brown adipocytes of Clstn3b-knockout mice is sufficient to correct the deficits in sympathetic innervation and thermogenesis in these animals.
From Nature • Apr. 30, 2019
In skeletal muscles, ACh receptors are initially present along most of the surface of the myoblasts, but spinal nerve innervation causes the release of growth factors that stimulate the formation of motor end-plates and NMJs.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The sting must therefore pierce the cervical ganglions; the centre of innervation upon which the rest of the organism is dependent.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard
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