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Types of motor neuron

Fundamentals of Neurobiology
Alpha and gamma motor neurons innervating muscle fibres and spindles, with sensory neurons regulating contraction and proprioception.

References:
1.Gong H, Zhang Z, Duan Z, et al. Mechanisms of different motor neurons in the occurrence of spasticity after spinal cord injury: A narrative review. Int J Mol Sci 2025; 26 (11): 5162.
2.Stifani N. Motor neurons and the generation of spinal motor neuron diversity. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8: 293.
3.Hedges. Spinal motor control and proprioception. In: Introduction to Neuroscience. Available at: https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/introneuroscience1/. Accessed September 2025.
4.Augustine GJ, Groh JM, Huettel SA, et al. Neuroscience, 7th edition. Oxford University Press Academic US; 2023.
5.Ganguly J, Kulshreshtha D, Almotiri M, Jog M. Muscle tone physiology and abnormalities. Toxins 2021; 13 (4): 282.
6.Tuthill JC, Azim E. Proprioception. Curr Biol 2018; 28 (5): R194‒R203.

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Published 05.04.2026
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