The discovery of the neurotrophins and their potent survival and trophic effects led to great
enthusiasm about their therapeutic potential to rescue dying neurons in neurodegenerative …

The intrinsic (longitudinal, transversalis and verticalis) and extrinsic (genioglossus,
styloglossus, hyoglossus and geniohyoid) tongue muscles are innervated by hypoglossal …

The number of motor neurons (MNs) declines precipitously during the final trimester before
birth. Thereafter, the number of MNs remains relatively stable, with their connections to …

Neuromotor control of diaphragm muscle (DIAm) motor units is dependent on an orderly size-
dependent recruitment of phrenic motor neurons (PhMNs). Slow (type S) and fast, fatigue …

Following cSCI, activation of the DIAm can be impacted depending on the extent of the
injury. The present manuscript describes a unilateral C2 hemisection (C2SH) model of cSCI …