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denervate
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de·ner·vate  (d-nrvt)
tr.v. de·ner·vat·ed, de·ner·vat·ing, de·ner·vates
To deprive (an organ or body part) of a nerve supply, as by surgically removing or cutting a nerve or by blocking a nerve connection with drugs.
dener·vation n.
denervate [ˈdɛnəˌveɪt]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to deprive (a tissue or organ) of its nerve supply
denervation  n


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Intercostal motor nerves should be left intact to avoid denervating the muscles medially.
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They also discovered that denervating a regenerating limb before this transition prevents dll from turning on, whereas later denervation does not turn off the gene.
Starting over: some animals can regenerate limbs or even most of ... by Travis, John / Science News
Thus, if enlarged motor unit potentials are present, the denervating process must have been present for several weeks at least; in patients with slowly progressive disorders, collateral reinnervation can provide such good functional compensation that 80% to 90% of the motor units may be lost before weakness and muscle atrophy supervene.
Motor unit populations in healthy and diseased muscles by Bruin, Hubert de / Physical Therapy
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