We present refined protocols that allow in vivo monitoring of motor unit function in the mouse. Techniques to measure compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and motor unit number estimation (MUNE) in the mouse hind limb muscles innervated by the sciatic nerve are described.
Arnold, W. D., Sheth, K. A., Wier, C. G., Kissel, J. T., Burghes, A. H., Kolb, S. J. Electrophysiological Motor Unit Number Estimation (MUNE) Measuring Compound Muscle Action Potential (CMAP) in Mouse Hindlimb Muscles. J. Vis. Exp. (103), e52899, doi:10.3791/52899 (2015).