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Spinal motoneuron firing properties mature from rostral to caudal during postnatal development of the mouse.

The Journal of physiology | 2020

Many mammals are born with immature motor systems that develop through a critical period of postnatal development. In rodents, postnatal maturation of movement occurs from rostral to caudal, correlating with maturation of descending supraspinal and local spinal circuits. We asked whether development of fundamental electrophysiological properties of spinal motoneurons follows the same rostro-caudal sequence. We show that in both regions, repetitive firing parameters increase and excitability decreases with development; however, these characteristics mature earlier in cervical motoneurons. We suggest that in addition to autonomous mechanisms, motoneuron development depends on activity resulting from their circuit milieu.

Pubmed ID: 32851667 RIS Download

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  • Agency: Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
  • Agency: Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
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  • Agency: Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
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