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What is a fasciculation?

What is a fasciculation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
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Local sweating and fasciculation of local muscle groups may occur initially after skin absorption of liquid or vapour.
The unique feature of long distance axons promotes in vivo-like fasciculation.
This phenotype may be the result of defective interaxon communication that obstructs axon extension or fasciculation in the longitudinal pathways.
This accumulation leads to weakness and fasciculation of the muscle.
It is important to note that the aberrant projections do not seem to result from fasciculation defects or growth impairments.
At the same time, fasciculation of all the muscles was observed.

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