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.
Other Word Forms
- hyperinnervation adjective
- innervational adjective
Etymology
Origin of innervation
Example Sentences
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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
Moreover, BAT innervation in mice lacking S100b was reduced compared with that in wild-type mice, whereas innervation of other organs, such as the salivary glands, was unaffected.
From Nature • Apr. 30, 2019
SV is regulated by autonomic innervation and hormones, but also by filling time and venous return.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Hence this organ, when weakened by structural change and insufficiently stimulated through diminished innervation, may not fully empty itself during the systole, and consequently it becomes dilated.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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