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Motor Unit Development

Motor Unit Development is a biological process that refers to the maturation and functional integration of a motor neuron and its innervated muscle fibers into a coordinated unit capable of generating precise voluntary movements during neuromuscular system ontogeny.

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Adaptive transformation of rat soleus motor units during growth

E. Kugelberg · Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 1976 · 382 citations

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The extent of sprouting of remaining motor units in partly denervated immature and adult rat soleus muscle

W. J. Thompson, Jan Jansen · Neuroscience · 1977 · 258 citations

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Late changes in the motor unit after acute poliomyelitis

David O. Wiechers · Muscle & Nerve · 1981 · 182 citations

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Ontogeny of leg motor output in the chick embryo: A neural analysis

Anne Bekoff · Brain Research · 1976 · 165 citations

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The effects of partial denervation at birth on the development of muscle fibres and motor units in rat lumbrical muscle.

William J. Betz, John H. Caldwell, Richard R. Ribchester · The Journal of Physiology · 1980 · 155 citations

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Authors

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  1. GC
    Gary C. Sieck

    Mayo Clinic, United States

    3 publications · 159 citations

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  2. AD
    Alessandro Del Vecchio

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 131 citations

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  3. JH
    John H. Caldwell

    University of Colorado Health, United States

    2 publications · 307 citations

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  4. RM
    R M Ridge

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 119 citations

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  5. CJ
    C. J. Heckman

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

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Institutions

110

  1. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    412 citations

  2. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    348 citations

  3. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    130 citations

  4. Neurological Surgery

    Rockville Centre, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    166 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    408 citations

  6. Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    488 citations

  7. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    586 citations

  8. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

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  1. The Journal of Physiology

    8 publications · 540 citations

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience

    6 publications · 607 citations

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  3. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 5 publications · 186 citations

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  4. Muscle & Nerve

    5 publications · 417 citations

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  5. Brain Research

    4 publications · 252 citations

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