innervation

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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

"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

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

The location of somatosensation is based on the topographical map of sensory innervation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Defective innervation, such as occurs in injuries and diseases of the spinal cord, also plays an important part in delaying repair.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis