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Branchiogenic motoneurons innervating facial, masticatory, and esophageal muscles show aberrant distribution in the reeler-phenotype mutant rat, Shaking Rat Kawasaki.
The Journal of comparative neurology - 22 Oct 2001
Setsu T, Ikeda Y, Woodhams P L, Terashima T
Abstract excerpt
Shaking Rat Kawasaki (SRK) is an autosomal recessive mutant rat that is characterized by cerebellar ataxia. Although previous studies indicated many points of similarity between this mutant rat and the reeler mouse, nonlaminated structures such as the facial nucleus have not been studied in this mutant rat. Nissl-stained sections through the brainstem showed that the cytoarchitecture of the facial, motor...
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