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nerve–muscle preparation

nerve–muscle preparation In historical physiology, a nerve–muscle preparation is an experimental setup consisting of a nerve connected to a muscle, used to observe how stimulation of the nerve affects muscular contraction.

In historical physiology, a nerve–muscle preparation is an experimental setup consisting of a nerve connected to a muscle, used to observe how stimulation of the nerve affects muscular contraction. In the passage, it is used to illustrate that a muscle may contract when a steady electrical stimulus is withdrawn, especially if the withdrawal is sudden.