In this Review, I describe the latest findings in cranial motor neuron patterning and axon guidance, focusing mainly on mouse and chick studies (as zebrafish studies have been reviewed elsewhere ...

1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often located either in ... or other signals via receptors or through gap junctions (direct connections between two membranes), axons that propagate ...

In experiments where the AIS was disrupted, motor neurons exhibited ... AIS in neuronal repair mechanisms[5]. Axon Initial Segment (AIS): The part of a neuron where action potentials are generated ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are the cells in our body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. The ability to move or feel the world ...