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Bundle of nerve cells enclosed in a sheath of connective tissue and transmitting impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord. A single nerve may contain both motor and sensory nerve cells, but they function independently.
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26,29) Further study is needed to confirm whether the loss of innervation is the causative factor leading to morphological changes within the aging muscle spindle and what level and region (distal versus proximal lower-extremity muscles) of anatomical loss is associated with impaired proprioception and ultimately balance dysfunction.
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1976), so measurement of both parameters enables the distinction between effects on the development of innervation and those on synaptic activity.
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