Impaired Mitophagy Plays a Role in Denervation of Neuromuscular Junctions in ALS Mice

Motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and animal models show degeneration from the nerve terminal, known as dying-back neuropathy. To investigate the mechanism underlying this neuropathy, we analyzed the neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) and motor neuron cell bodies in SOD1G93A...

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Main Authors: Robert S. Rogers, Sudheer Tungtur, Tomohiro Tanaka, Lisa L. Nadeau, Yomna Badawi, Hua Wang, Hong-Min Ni, Wen-Xing Ding, Hiroshi Nishimune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
ALS
NMJ
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00473/full