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endplate

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endplate [ˈɛndˌpleɪt]
n
1. any usually flat platelike structure at the end of something
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol the flattened end of a motor nerve fibre, which transmits impulses to muscle
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Noun1.endplate - the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
end-plate, motor end plate
effector - a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
end organ - a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers


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With respect to angular motion, Maigne et al (10) reported that patients showing an intervertebral end-plate angle of less than -5 degrees on the flexion film had significant clinical symptoms relevant to lumbar spinal instability; therefore, we also adopted a cutoff value of -5 degrees for the intervertebral endplate angle on the flexion film.
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Also, the status of the motor endplate for EMG recording was evaluated by train-of-four stimulation of the left posterior tibial nerve, with recording from the left abductor hallucis muscle (figure, B).
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