Let there be light and muscle contraction: optogenetic restoration of muscle function

Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug;75(2):N19-20. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000452317.84236.3e.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Channelrhodopsins
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Mice
  • Motor Neurons / radiation effects
  • Muscle Contraction / physiology*
  • Optogenetics*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / genetics
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / metabolism
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / therapy*

Substances

  • Channelrhodopsins