Transplanted mouse embryonic stem-cell-derived motoneurons form functional motor units and reduce muscle atrophy

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 12409-12418

  Yohn, Damien C ^a   Miles, Gareth B ^a,c   Rafuse, Victor F ^a,b   Brownstone, Robert M ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Hb9; Motor unit; Muscle fiber; Neuromuscular junction; Peripheral nerve; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOSINS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 58149381448     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1761-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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