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
Could other factors derived from peripheral tissue control the sympathetic innervation of specific targets?
From Nature ● Apr. 30, 2019
If a person becomes overly anxious, sympathetic innervation of the alimentary canal is stimulated, which can result in a slowing of digestive activity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
But early in malignant cases, probably before the muscular fibres are damaged, the contractile power of the heart is feeble from impaired innervation, the result of the general weakness.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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