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ArticleJournal of neurophysiology2020

Acute neurotoxicant exposure induces hyperexcitability in mouse lumbar spinal motor neurons.

Michael P Sceniak, Jake B Spitsbergen, Shasta L Sabo, Yukun Yuan, William D Atchison

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Article in Journal of neurophysiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mercury-induced excitotoxicity in autism spectrum disorder: disruption of glutamatergic homeostasis and the therapeutic role of the selenium-glutathione axis.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael P SceniakDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.ORCID 0000-0003-2415-5800
Jake B SpitsbergenDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Shasta L SaboDepartment of Biology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Yukun YuanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
William D AtchisonDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University · USCentral Michigan University · US

Funding

Environmental Metals, Excitotoxicity and ALSR01ES024064 · NIEHS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ATCHISON, WILLIAM D · 2015 to 2019
$2.4M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES024064
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal motor neurons (MNs) are susceptible to glutamatergic excitotoxicity, an effect associated with lumbar MN degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). MN susceptibility to environmental toxicant exposure, one prospective contributor to sporadic ALS, has not been systematically studied. The goal of this study was to test the ability of a well-known environmental neurotoxicant to induce hyperexcitability in mouse lumbar MNs. Methylmercury (MeHg) causes neurotoxicity through mechanisms involving elevated intracellular Ca

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEnvironmental ExposureExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlutamic AcidInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsMethylmercury CompoundsMiceMotor NeuronsNerve NetSpinal CordSynaptic TransmissionGlutamic AcidMethylmercury Compoundsexcitotoxicityglutamatemethylmercurymotor neuronspinal cord

Identifiers

PMID32159428
PMCPMC7191515
OpenAlexW3012061896

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