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ReviewJournal of anatomy2022

Recognising the potential of large animals for modelling neuromuscular junction physiology and disease.

Stephen D Cahalan, Ines Boehm, Ross A Jones, Richard J Piercy

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Review in Journal of anatomy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Junctions in Jeopardy: the neuromuscular junction is a selective pathological target in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephen D CahalanComparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2287-1416
Ines BoehmEdinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9343-0944
Ross A JonesEdinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Richard J PiercyComparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4344-6438
Mott MacDonald (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity of London · GB

Funding

Horserace Betting Levy Board vet/prj/780
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aetiology and pathophysiology of many diseases of the motor unit remain poorly understood and the role of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) in this group of disorders is particularly overlooked, especially in humans, when these diseases are comparatively rare. However, elucidating the development, function and degeneration of the NMJ is essential to uncover its contribution to neuromuscular disorders, and to explore potential therapeutic avenues to treat these devastating diseases. Until now, an understanding of the role of the NMJ in disease pathogenesis has been hindered by inherent differences between rodent and human NMJs: stark contrasts in body size and corresponding differences in associated axon length underpin some of the translational issues in animal models of neuromuscular disease. Comparative studies in large mammalian models, including examination of naturally occurring, highly prevalent animal diseases and evaluation of their treatment, might provide more relevant insights into the pathogenesis and therapy of equivalent human diseases. This review argues that large animal models offer great potential to enhance our understanding of the neuromuscular system in health and disease, and in particular, when dealing with diseases for which nerve length dependency might underly the pathogenesis.

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AxonsNeuromuscular JunctionAnimalsHumansMammalslarge animalsNMDsNMJ disordersperipheral neuropathy

Identifiers

PMID36056593
PMCPMC9558152
OpenAlexW4294368620

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