title: Motor neuron diseases in man and animals.
abstract: Aspects of motor neuron diseases in man are described and compared with a series of animal models for these disorders. Such models provide new approaches to understanding many features of abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system.
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D000870:Anterior Horn Cells / Q000473:pathology; D001370:Axonal Transport; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008818:Mice, Neurologic Mutants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications