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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2024

Diving deep: zebrafish models in motor neuron degeneration research.

Vranda Garg, Bart R H Geurten

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A GJA1 Variant Triggers Earlier SPG4 Onset by Destabilizing Deubiquitinase VCPIP1 to Lower SPASTIN Levels.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  5. Effect of High Glucose on Embryological Development of Zebrafish,International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Vranda GargDepartment of Cellular Neurobiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Bart R H GeurtenDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the dynamic landscape of biomedical science, the pursuit of effective treatments for motor neuron disorders like hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) remains a key priority. Central to this endeavor is the development of robust animal models, with the zebrafish emerging as a prime candidate. Exhibiting embryonic transparency, a swift life cycle, and significant genetic and neuroanatomical congruencies with humans, zebrafish offer substantial potential for research. Despite the difference in locomotion-zebrafish undulate while humans use limbs, the zebrafish presents relevant phenotypic parallels to human motor control disorders, providing valuable insights into neurodegenerative diseases. This review explores the zebrafish's inherent traits and how they facilitate profound insights into the complex behavioral and cellular phenotypes associated with these disorders. Furthermore, we examine recent advancements in high-throughput drug screening using the zebrafish model, a promising avenue for identifying therapeutically potent compounds.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)drug screeninghereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)motor neuron disordersspinal muscular atrophy (SMA)zebrafish

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PMID38966756
PMCPMC11222423

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