Motor Neuron

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MN
Pronunciation
/ˈmoʊtər ˈnʊrɑn/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Sural Nerve Morphometrics of Motor Neuron(MN) Disease
  2. All had asymmetric motor weakness without sensory, bulbar or respiratory signs, and no upper motor neuron involvement.
  3. Networks of cultured embryonic motor neuro make a good model system for studying motor neuron development and physiology as well as the pathophysiology of motor neuron disease.
  4. Skeletal muscle consists of thousands of muscle fibers, each controlled by one motor neuron whose cell body lies in the brain or spinal cord.
  5. A typical result of an upper motor neuron lesion is paralysis of voluntary movement.

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