One in each group represents the primary motoneuron, and is dressed in brilliant blue.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference

We then examined whether ampakines counteract opioid-induced depression of XII motoneuron activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Ampakines counteract μ-opioid receptor-mediated depression of XII motoneuron inspiratory activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Impact of acute inflammation on spinal motoneuron synaptic plasticity following ventral root avulsion.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

The inspiratory-depressant actions of opioid analgesics include presynaptic inhibition of XII motoneuron output.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Lin DM, Goodman CS (1994) Ectopic and increased expression of Fasciclin II alters motoneuron growth cone guidance.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Primary motoneuron growth cones are initially huge and expansive, so the blue dancers should be outdoing the Mauthner cell as they move.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference

This protocol will help in facilitating the research on molecular mechanisms underlying motoneuron development, survival and disease mechanisms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Matsumoto A (2005) Testosterone prevents synaptic loss in the perineal motoneuron pool in the spinal cord in male rats exposed to chronic stress.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

The animals were sacrificed and their lumbar spinal cords processed for immunohistochemistry, transmission electron microscopy, and motoneuron counting.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

When a person attempts to move, nerve signals are sent from the brain to the muscles via motoneuron, moving the musculoskeletal system as a consequence.    From Wordnik.com.  [DailyTech Main News Feed] Reference

These results suggest that ampakines may be beneficial in countering opiate-induced suppression of XII motoneuron activity and resultant impairment of airway patency.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

This includes opiate-induced depression of hypoglossal motoneuron (XII MN) output, which activates the genioglossal muscle of the tongue and helps maintain an open airspace for effective breathing.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Results: No clinical benefits were evident; however, tissue examination in two of the 100 percent engrafted patients demonstrated 16-38 percent donor-derived DNA at sites with motoneuron pathology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

Robinson DM, Miles GB, Funk GD (2005) Noradrenergic modulation of XII motoneuron inspiratory activity does not involve alpha2-receptor inhibition of the Ih current or presynaptic glutamate release.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Muscle paralysis after spinal cord injury is partly caused by a loss of brainstem-derived serotonin (5-HT), which normally maintains motoneuron excitability by regulating crucial persistent calcium currents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Conclusions: This study demonstrates that peripheral cells derived from donor hematopoietic stem cells can enter the human CNS primarily at sites of motoneuron pathology and engraft as immunomodulatory cells.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

"When a person attempts to move, nerve signals are sent from the brain to the muscles via motoneuron (sic), moving the musculoskeletal system as a consequence," Fox News quoted the English-language section of the Cyberdyne Web site as explaining.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

Therefore the objectives were to determine whether the depressant actions of μ-opioid receptor activation on inspiratory activity includes a direct inhibitory action at the inspiratory premotoneuron to XII motoneuron synapse, and to identify underlying mechanism (s).    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

2+ PIC in another motoneuron (arrow), which is unaffected by SB242084 application.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

According to Cyberdyne’s website, the suit works by detecting very weak biosignals on the surface of the skin, after nerve signals are sent from the brain to the muscles via motoneuron.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End of the World Begins: Cyberdyne Develops Robotic Suit | /Film] Reference

(a, b) Intracellular recording from motoneuron (mn) in whole spinal cord, in vitro. (b) Top, Ca2+ PIC in motoneuron of chronic spinal rat, activated by slowly increasing the membrane potential under voltage-clamp in presence of 2 μM tetrodotoxin (TTX) and quantified at its initial peak, where it produced a downward deflection in the recorded current (thick black plot, at arrow, Ca.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

E) Response of same motoneuron as in d to dorsal root stimulation after application of SB206553 (5 μM), at rest (top) and with a hyperpolarizing bias current.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

D) Top, PIC-mediated plateau and sustained firing (LLR) evoked by dorsal root stimulation (3×T; without TTX) in a motoneuron at rest (without injected current; top).    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference