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
Hair also has a sensory function due to sensory innervation by a hair root plexus surrounding the base of each hair follicle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The term local effort is used to describe the direct innervation of the throat muscles.
From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by Taylor, David C. (David Clark)
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