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A functional assessment of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) can provide essential information on the communication between muscle and nerve. Here we describe a protocol to comprehensively evaluate both the NMJ and muscle functionality using two different muscle-nerve preparations, i.e. soleus-sciatic and diaphragm-phrenic.
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Rizzuto, E., Pisu, S., Nicoletti, C., Del Prete, Z., Musarò, A. Measuring Neuromuscular Junction Functionality. J. Vis. Exp. (126), e55227, doi:10.3791/55227 (2017).
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