1984
Postnatal differentiation of rat optic nerve fibers: Electron microscopic observations on the development of nodes of Ranvier and axoglial relations
Hildebrand C, Waxman S. Postnatal differentiation of rat optic nerve fibers: Electron microscopic observations on the development of nodes of Ranvier and axoglial relations. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1984, 224: 25-37. PMID: 6715578, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902240103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerve fibersOptic nerve fibersNerve fibersUnmyelinated optic nerve axonsPostnatal differentiationOptic nerve axonsPerinodal astrocytic processesAxoglial signallingNodes of RanvierVesiculotubular profilesOptic nerveRat pupsCompact myelin sheathAxolemmal undercoatingAstrocytic processesNerve axonsAxonal diameterMyelin sheathAxon segmentsAxonsAxolemmaRanvierDaysElectron microscopic observationsFunctional differentiation
1983
Long-term regenerated nerve fibres retain sensitivity to potassium channel blocking agents
Kocsis J, Waxman S. Long-term regenerated nerve fibres retain sensitivity to potassium channel blocking agents. Nature 1983, 304: 640-642. PMID: 6308475, DOI: 10.1038/304640a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve fibersPotassium channelsMyelinated peripheral nerve fibresAxon segmentsPeripheral nerve fibersAxon sproutsEndoneurial tubesNerve crushFunctional recoveryFunctional organizationMyelinated fibersAxon cylindersSchwann cellsBurst activityMyelinated axonsMammalian axonsAxonsPeripheral connectionsMembrane depolarizationBasement membraneK channelsRegenerated fibersAxon maturationRegional node-like membrane specializations in non-myelinated axons of rat retinal nerve fiber layer
Hildebrand C, Waxman S. Regional node-like membrane specializations in non-myelinated axons of rat retinal nerve fiber layer. Brain Research 1983, 258: 23-32. PMID: 24010160, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)91222-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve fiber layerInitial axon segmentNon-myelinated axonsAxon segmentsGlial processesFiber layerRetinal nerve fiber layerMembrane specializationsRetinal ganglion cellsAdult rat retinaNodes of RanvierRat retinal nerve fiber layerOptic nerveGanglion cellsMuller cellsRat retinaAstrocytic processesAxonsAxon circumferenceLimited proportionCell processes