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Motor unit

Cell cluster which has as its direct parts motor neuron and skeletal muscle cell.
National Institutes of Health

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Motor NeuronsSkeletal Myocytes

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Preferential motor unit loss in the SOD1G93A transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The present study investigated motor unit (MU) loss in a murine model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The fast… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Motor unit number estimates in the tibialis anterior muscle of young, old, and very old men
The rate of motor unit (MU) loss and its influence on the progression of sarcopenia is not well understood. Therefore, the main… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Motor Unit Synchronization and Neuromuscular Performance
SEMMLER, J.G. Motor unit synchronization and neuromuscular performance. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 30, No. 1, pp 8–14, 2002… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Motor unit behaviour and contractile changes during fatigue in the human first dorsal interosseus
1 In 67 single motor units, the mechanical properties, the recruitment and derecruitment thresholds, and the discharge rates were… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Hand dominance and motor unit firing behavior.
Daily preferential use was shown to alter physiological and mechanical properties of skeletal muscle. This study was aimed at… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Analysis of the tonic vibration reflex: influence of vibration variables on motor unit synchronization and fatigue
Abstract The influence of vibration frequency (40, 80, 100, 120, 150, or 200 Hz) at selected displacement amplitudes (0.2, 0.3 mm… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Methods for estimating numbers of motor units in biceps‐brachialis muscles and losses of motor units with aging
This paper presents a new method, here applied to the biceps‐brachialis muscles, for estimating motor unit numbers in healthy… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Development of neuromuscular junctions in rat embryos.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The relation between the surface electromyogram and muscular force.
1. Motor units in the first dorsal interosseus muscle of normal human subjects were recorded by needle electrodes, together with… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A method for estimating the number of motor units in thenar muscles and the changes in motor unit count with ageing
A method for estimating the number of motor units in median innervated thenar muscles is described. In normal human subjects… 
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