NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neuromuscular junction mean? 

• NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION (noun)
  The noun NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION has 1 sense:

1. the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies

  Familiarity information: NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

myoneural junction; neuromuscular junction

Hypernyms ("neuromuscular junction" is a kind of...):

synapse (the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle)

 Context examples 

This protein is involved in receptor signaling, tyrosine phosphorylation and both the development and maintenance of the postsynaptic side of the neuromuscular junction.

(Muscle, Skeletal Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autoimmune presynaptic disorder characterized by impairment of the impulse transmission at the neuromuscular junction.

(Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of rare genetic neuromuscular disorders characterized by neuromuscular junction defects.

(Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused by the blockage of the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.

(Myasthenia Gravis, NCI Thesaurus)

This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle.

(Nervous System Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Piperazine citrate is a gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA receptor agonist and blocks the activity of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction thereby altering neuronal cell membrane permeability and causing hyperpolarization.

(Piperazine Citrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Pancuronium bromide competitively binds to the nicotinic receptor at the neuromuscular junction, thereby preventing acetylcholine binding and resulting in skeletal muscle relaxation and paralysis.

(Pancuronium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

Cisatracurium besylate acts as a competitive acetylcholine antagonist that binds to nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction.

(Cisatracurium Besylate, NCI Thesaurus)

When applied topically to the eye, this agent prolongs stimulation of the parasympathetic receptors at the neuromuscular junctions of the longitudinal muscle of the ciliary body.

(Echothiophate Iodide, NCI Thesaurus)

Ambenonium also has direct agonist activity at nicotinic receptors, potentiating the cholinomimetic effect at the neuromuscular junction.

(Ambenonium, NCI Thesaurus)