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Characterization of Neuromuscular Junctions in Mice by Combined Confocal and Super-Resolution Microscopy
Published on: December 8, 2021
Whole-mount Staining of Mouse Diaphragm Neuromuscular Junctions
Rula Sha1, Zhenzhen Wang1, Xue You2
1CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a specialized synapse that connects the terminal end of a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber. Defects in NMJ cause abnormalities of neuromuscular transmission, leading to NMJ disorders. The mammalian diaphragm muscle is essential for respiration and has been widely used to study NMJ formation. Here, we provide a simple and straightforward protocol for preparing diaphragms from embryonic, neonatal, and adult mice and for subsequent NMJ staining.
