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Juvenile Neuromuscular Systems Show Amplified Disturbance to Muscle Unloading
Muscle unloading results in severe disturbance in neuromuscular function. During juvenile stages of natural development, the neuromuscular system experiences a high degree of plasticity in function and structure.
Michael R. Deschenes+5 more
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Mathematical modeling of the Drosophila neuromuscular junction [PDF]
Poster presentation: An important challenge in neuroscience is understanding how networks of neurons go about processing information. Synapses are thought to play an essential role in cellular information processing however quantitative and mathematical ...
Bucher, Daniel+4 more
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Rejuvenation of the aged neuromuscular junction by exercise
Age-dependent declines in muscle function are observed across species. The loss of mobility resulting from the decline in muscle function represents an important health issue and a key determinant of quality of life for the elderly.
Tabita Kreko-Pierce, Benjamin A. Eaton
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Restoration of SMN in Schwann cells reverses myelination defects and improves neuromuscular function in spinal muscular atrophy [PDF]
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease caused by low levels of SMN protein, primarily affecting lower motor neurons. Recent evidence from SMA and related conditions suggests that glial cells can influence disease severity.
Brophy, Peter J.+9 more
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NAD+ improves neuromuscular development in a zebrafish model of FKRP-associated dystroglycanopathy
Background Secondary dystroglycanopathies are muscular dystrophies that result from mutations in genes that participate in Dystroglycan glycosylation.
Erin C. Bailey+9 more
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The Aging Neuromuscular System and Motor Performance [PDF]
Age-related changes in the basic functional unit of the neuromuscular system, the motor unit, and its neural inputs have a profound effect on motor function, especially among the expanding number of old (older than ∼60 yr) and very old (older than ∼80 yr)
Hunter, Sandra K.+2 more
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Diseases of the neuromuscular junction
The neuromuscular junction is a prototype synapse and it is also the site of well-characterised autoimmune and hereditary disorders. In the presynaptic terminal, voltage-gated potassium channels and voltage-gated calcium channels are subtly altered in genetic disorders and mutations in the enzyme that synthesises acetylcholine have been demonstrated in
McConville, J, Vincent, A
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Muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase absolutely required for neuromuscular junction formation. MuSK is activated by binding of motor neuron-derived Agrin to low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein 4 (Lrp4), which forms a ...
Anna Gemza+5 more
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Facilitation of transmitter release at squid synapses [PDF]
Facilitation is shown to decay as a compound exponential with two time constants (T1, T2) at both giant and non-giant synapses in squid steilate ganglia bathed in solutions having low extracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca++]o).
Bittner, George D., Charlton, Milton P.
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Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies have been shown to form against the nicotinic acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors located at the neuromuscular junction.
Hai-peng Huang, Hong Pan, Hong-feng Wang
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