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Pool-specific regulation of motor neuron survival by neurotrophic support.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 3 Aug 2011
Lamballe Fabienne, Genestine Matthieu, Caruso Nathalie, Arce Vilma, Richelme Sylvie, Helmbacher Françoise, Maina Flavio
Abstract excerpt
The precise control of motor neuron (MN) death and survival following initial innervation of skeletal muscle targets is a key step in sculpting a functional motor system, but how this is regulated at the level of individual motor pools remains unclear. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its receptor Met play key developmental roles in both muscle and MNs. We generated mice (termed "Nes-Met") in which met is...
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