Scientists measure communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons and muscle cells Date: May 4, 2012 Source: University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences ...

Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neuron axons fan out and embed themselves into the human muscle tissue, which creates a large connection surface.

Functional motor neuron subtypes generated from embryonic stem cells Date: September 4, 2010 Source: Cell Press Summary: Scientists have devised a method for coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells ...

In humans, the cell bodies of cranial motor neurons lie in the brainstem, and their axons extend through the cranial nerves to control muscles in the head and neck.

Knockdown of the survival motor neuron (Smn) protein in zebrafish causes defects in motor axon outgrowth and pathfinding. J Cell Biol. 2003 Sep 1;162(5):919-31. PubMed. Lefebvre S, Burlet P, Liu Q, ...

Motor neuron diseases are a form of neurodegeneration that is specific to the neurons that control muscle activities, such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing. Common motor neuron diseases ...

Researchers have identified a protein at the head of a pathway that leads to neuronal death. They found that the enzyme HDAC1, normally in the nucleus of cells, is also present in the axons of some ...

In their report the authors concluded “Our study is a first step toward unraveling how muscle contraction regulates motor neuron growth and maturation from the bottom-up through both biochemical ...

Motor neurons are nerve cells that send electrical output signals to the muscles, affecting the muscles’ ability to function. Motor neuron disease (MND) can appear at any age, but the symptoms ...