myogenic
Americanadjective
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originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
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producing muscle tissue.
adjective
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The aligned PCM nanofibrous matrices offer biophysical cues for intracellular biochemical signaling, guiding myogenic behaviors.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Myh3, myosin heavy chain; Myod, myogenic differentiation 1; Myog, myogenin.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2017
ATP and adenosine act locally as paracrine factors to stimulate the myogenic juxtaglomerular cells of the afferent arteriole to constrict, slowing blood flow and reducing GFR.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The myogenic response is a localized process that serves to stabilize blood flow in the capillary network that follows that arteriole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The arteriolar myogenic mechanism maintains a steady blood flow by causing arteriolar smooth muscle to contract when blood pressure increases and causing it to relax when blood pressure decreases.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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