GENITO-CRURAL NERVE
\d͡ʒɛnˈiːtə͡ʊkɹˈʊ͡əɹə͡l nˈɜːv], \dʒɛnˈiːtəʊkɹˈʊəɹəl nˈɜːv], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈiː_t_əʊ_k_ɹ_ˈʊə_ɹ_əl n_ˈɜː_v]\
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A branch of the second lumbar nerve, which passes through the psoas muscle, and, approaching the femoral arch, divides into two branches, -an internal, scrotal, or genital, nervus spermaticus seu pudendus externus, and an external or femoral cutaneous branch, lumbo-inguinalis.
By Robley Dunglison
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.