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Muscle Response to Changes in Innervation

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Peripheral Nerve Lesions

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Motoneurons and the muscle they innervate are strongly dependent on each other for their normal development, physiological behavior, and maintenance. When nerve and muscle interact to produce movement, the motor unit is the smallest functional element within this system. The unit is composed of a single motoneuron and the muscle fibers that this neuron supplies. Within the unit, there is a mutual interaction of the constituents, so that disturbances of one component do not leave the other unaffected. This complex interdependence relies on a wide range of “trophic” interactions, which are made via synaptic contact, impulse, and trophic substance transmission.

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    M. Samii (Director of Neurosurgical Clinic) (Director of Neurosurgical Clinic)

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Nix, W.A. (1990). Muscle Response to Changes in Innervation. In: Samii, M. (eds) Peripheral Nerve Lesions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75611-5_2

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