Extraocular Motor System Exhibits a Higher Expression of Neurotrophins When Compared with Other Brainstem Motor Systems

Extraocular motoneurons resist degeneration in diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The main objective of the present work was to characterize the presence of neurotrophins in extraocular motoneurons and muscles of the adult rat. We also compared these results with those obtained from oth...

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Main Authors: Rosendo G. Hernández, Silvia Silva-Hucha, Sara Morcuende, Rosa R. de la Cruz, Angel M. Pastor, Beatriz Benítez-Temiño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00399/full