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The study investigates synapse loss and axon retraction in the motoneuron MN-12 during the metamorphosis of the moth Manduca sexta, as the larval muscle DEOl degenerates and is remodeled into the adult muscle DE5. The research demonstrates that local muscle degeneration, controlled by ecdysteroids, leads to the loss of synaptic contacts and axon pruning by the motoneuron, while the regrowth of the adult muscle requires interaction with the motoneuron. Hormonal manipulations reveal that the hormonal environm

Author

Esteban D. Grinbank

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