RNA content and volume of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. II. The lumbar intumescence and nucleus dorsalis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology
T J Davidson, H A Hartmann

Abstract

The content of RNA and volume of individual neurons isolated from the nucleus dorsalis and from the ventrolateral portion of the lumbar swelling were determined in eight cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and eight controls whose spinal cords were obtained at autopsy. The mean content of RNA in the lumbar motor neurons of the controls was 557 pg, compared to only 386 pg in the ALS group. This represents approximately a 31% reduction and is highly significant, p less than 0.01. No difference in RNA content was observed between the ALS group and controls in the nucleus dorsalis, which suggests that the reduction of RNA is restricted to the motor system in ALS. The volume of individual motor neurons of the lumbar intumescence was not significantly different between the controls and ALS.

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