"Motor Neurons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Neurons which activate MUSCLE CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009046
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.655.500 A11.671.655.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Motor Neurons- Motor Neurons
- Motor Neuron
- Neuron, Motor
- Neurons, Motor
- Motoneurons
- Motoneuron
Motor Neurons, Alpha- Motor Neurons, Alpha
- Alpha Motor Neuron
- Alpha Motor Neurons
- Motor Neuron, Alpha
- Neuron, Alpha Motor
- Neurons, Alpha Motor
- Alpha Motorneurons
- Alpha Motorneuron
- Motorneuron, Alpha
- Motorneurons, Alpha
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motor Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Carlini MJ, Espinoza-Derout J, Van Alstyne M, Tisdale S, Workman E, Triplett MK, Tattoli I, Yadav S, Henderson CE, Watterson DM, Pellizzoni L. Identification of p38 MAPK inhibition as a neuroprotective strategy for combinatorial SMA therapy. EMBO Mol Med. 2025 Oct; 17(10):2762-2786.
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Bethea T, Adegbenro T, Martin JH. Hyperreflexia after corticospinal tract lesion reflects 1?A afferent circuit changes not increased KCC2 hyperexcitability. Exp Neurol. 2025 Dec; 394:115401.
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Cottam NC, Dowling M, Kong L, Chan-Cort?s MH, Charvet CJ, Norzeron N, Grover C, Harrington MA, Sumner CJ, Sun J. Cerebellar defects are a primary pathology in mouse models of spinal muscular atrophy. Brain Pathol. 2025 Nov; 35(6):e70025.
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Cottam NC, Bamfo T, Harrington MA, Charvet CJ, Hekmatyar K, Tulin N, Sun J. Cerebellar structural, astrocytic, and neuronal abnormalities in the SMN?7 mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. Brain Pathol. 2023 09; 33(5):e13162.
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Yang L, Martin JH. Effects of motor cortex neuromodulation on the specificity of corticospinal tract spinal axon outgrowth and targeting in rats. Brain Stimul. 2023 May-Jun; 16(3):759-771.
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Tharaneetharan A, Cole M, Norman B, Romero NC, Wooltorton JRA, Harrington MA, Sun J. Functional Abnormalities of Cerebellum and Motor Cortex in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mice. Neuroscience. 2021 01 01; 452:78-97.
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Starikov L, Kottmann AH. Diminished Ventral Oligodendrocyte Precursor Generation Results in the Subsequent Over-production of Dorsal Oligodendrocyte Precursors of Aberrant Morphology and Function. Neuroscience. 2020 12 01; 450:15-28.
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Sun X, Th?rn P?rez C, Halemani D N, Shao XM, Greenwood M, Heath S, Feldman JL, Kam K. Opioids modulate an emergent rhythmogenic process to depress breathing. Elife. 2019 12 16; 8.
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Montenegro SM, Edelman JA. Impact of task-specific training on saccadic eye movement performance. J Neurophysiol. 2019 10 01; 122(4):1661-1674.
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Miller MW. GABA as a Neurotransmitter in Gastropod Molluscs. Biol Bull. 2019 04; 236(2):144-156.