1997
Immunolocalization of the Na+–Ca2+ exchanger in mammalian myelinated axons
Steffensen I, Waxman S, Mills L, Stys P. Immunolocalization of the Na+–Ca2+ exchanger in mammalian myelinated axons. Brain Research 1997, 776: 1-9. PMID: 9439790, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00868-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveSpinal cordDorsal root axonsSciatic nerve sectionRat optic nerveCentral myelinated axonsCardiac type IFiner processesSimilar staining patternNerve sectionDorsal columnsSciatic nerveFrozen cryostat sectionsAnoxic injuryAxonal profilesImmunofluorescence labeling techniqueMyelinated axonsCell bodiesCryostat sectionsImportant mediatorAxonal localizationMammalian axonsNerveAxonsStaining patternFunctional Repair of Myelinated Fibers in the Spinal Cord by Transplantation of Glial Cells
Waxman S, Kocsis J. Functional Repair of Myelinated Fibers in the Spinal Cord by Transplantation of Glial Cells. Altschul Symposia Series 1997, 283-298. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5949-8_28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConduction velocityMyelinated axonsMyelin sheathNon-myelinated fibresClinical deficitsMyelin damageConduction abnormalitiesDemyelinated axonsSpinal cordGlial cellsMyelinated fibersConduction blockSynaptic terminalsAction potentialsRefractory periodCell bodiesDemyelinated fibersAxonsFunctional repair
1995
Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA: differential expression in rat spinal sensory neurons
Oh Y, Sashihara S, Black J, Waxman S. Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA: differential expression in rat spinal sensory neurons. Brain Research 1995, 30: 357-361. PMID: 7637585, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(95)00052-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG neuronsNervous systemChannel beta 1 subunit (Na beta 1) mRNARat dorsal root ganglion neuronsCell bodiesDorsal root ganglion neuronsSubunit mRNAsBeta 1 mRNA expressionRat central nervous systemSmall DRG neuronsLarge DRG neuronsSpinal sensory neuronsPeripheral nervous systemPostnatal day 4Central nervous systemBeta 1 mRNABeta 1 subunit mRNASitu hybridization histochemistryAdult DRGGanglion neuronsSensory neuronsDay 4Hybridization histochemistryMRNA expressionNeurons
1994
Rat brain Na+ channel mRNAs in non‐excitable Schwann cells
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. Rat brain Na+ channel mRNAs in non‐excitable Schwann cells. FEBS Letters 1994, 350: 342-346. PMID: 8070590, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)00807-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. The expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes. Brain Research 1994, 23: 57-65. PMID: 8028484, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)90211-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brainChannel mRNAChannel subtypesCultured spinal cordSkeletal muscleRat optic nerveNeuronal cell bodiesRegions of CNSSubtype IRat skeletal muscleOptic nervePolymerase chain reactionSpinal cordRat astrocytesDistinct subtypesAstrocytesCell bodiesSubtypesBrainRT-PCRSubtype IIRat tissuesChain reactionRat liverReverse transcriptionAnoxic Injury of Central Myelinated Axons: Nonsynaptic Ionic Mechanisms
Ransom B, Waxman S, Stys P. Anoxic Injury of Central Myelinated Axons: Nonsynaptic Ionic Mechanisms. 1994, 77-90. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-78151-3_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlial cellsAnoxic injuryWhite matterCentral nervous system traumaIrreversible anoxic injuryPathophysiology of strokeNervous system traumaCentral myelinated axonsNeuronal cell bodiesAnoxia/ischemiaGray matter areasCNS axonal injuryNeuronal injuryIonic mechanismsAxonal injurySystem traumaCell injuryMyelinated axonsInjuryCell bodiesAxonsMatter areasBrainMetabolic substratesReliable model system
1985
Glial proliferation in the irradiated rat spinal cord
Sims T, Waxman S, Gilmore S. Glial proliferation in the irradiated rat spinal cord. Acta Neuropathologica 1985, 68: 169-172. PMID: 4072625, DOI: 10.1007/bf00688641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordRat spinal cordPost-irradiation intervalsGlial proliferationIncorporation of3H-thymidineGlial cellsAdjacent thin sectionsWhite matterThick plastic sectionsCell bodiesMyelin sheathVentral halfCordOf3H-thymidineAstrogliaIrregular outlinePresent studyMitotic cellsCellsPlastic sectionsBundles of filamentsRatsMyelinationOligodendrocytes
1984
Glial fibrillary acidic protein in regenerating teleost spinal cord.
Anderson M, Swanson K, Waxman S, Eng L. Glial fibrillary acidic protein in regenerating teleost spinal cord. Journal Of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 1984, 32: 1099-1106. PMID: 6481149, DOI: 10.1177/32.10.6481149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSpinal cordFibrillary acidic proteinRegenerated cordPositive stainingAcidic proteinPresence of GFAPTeleost spinal cordNeuronal cell bodiesRegeneration of neuritesGFAP stainingReactive astrocytesAstrocytic profilesNeuronal regenerationGoldfish brainAstrocytic processesCordCell bodiesUltrastructural studyGoldfish Carassius auratusStainingSternarchus albifronsBrainCarassius auratusAstrocytesCell death of asynaptic neurons in regenerating spinal cord
Anderson M, Waxman S, Tadlock C. Cell death of asynaptic neurons in regenerating spinal cord. Developmental Biology 1984, 103: 443-455. PMID: 6724138, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(84)90332-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordElectromotor neuronsRegenerated cordNormal numbersNumber of perikaryaCell deathCaudal endRostro-caudal axisSpinal neuronsCordCell bodiesNeuronsSynaptic competitionAxonsNumerous cellsDeathPerikaryaAmputationMore yearsEvidence of migrationSternarchus albifronsExcess numberElectric organEpendymaTransverse sections
1983
Fine structure of regenerated ependyma and spinal cord in Sternarchus albifrons
Anderson M, Waxman S, Laufer M. Fine structure of regenerated ependyma and spinal cord in Sternarchus albifrons. The Anatomical Record 1983, 205: 73-83. PMID: 6837937, DOI: 10.1002/ar.1092050110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDense-core vesiclesEpendymal cellsRegenerated cordSpinal cordCell bodiesNumerous dense-cored vesiclesSternarchus albifronsNormal cordCentral canalFibrous astrocytesMyelinated axonsCordElectromotor neuronsEpendymal layerVentral portionRegenerated spinal cordMeningeal layersNeuritesBasal laminaExtracellular spaceAdditional cellsCellsCell processesCell cytoplasmEpendymal tubeRegeneration of spinal neurons in inframammalian vertebrates: morphological and developmental aspects.
Anderson M, Waxman S. Regeneration of spinal neurons in inframammalian vertebrates: morphological and developmental aspects. Journal Für Hirnforschung 1983, 24: 371-98. PMID: 6643991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordNerve cell bodiesSpinal neuronsCell bodiesNerve fibersAxon reactionElectromotor neuronsInframammalian vertebratesSpinal electromotor neuronsPeripheral nerve bridgesMammalian spinal cordCell deathNerve bridgeNew neuronsEpendymal cellsTrophic effectsCordNerve growthNeuronsNerve outgrowthCertain hormonesGrowth factorSternarchusExternal laminaAxon outgrowth
1981
Morphology of regenerated spinal cord in Sternarchus albifrons
Anderson M, Waxman S. Morphology of regenerated spinal cord in Sternarchus albifrons. Cell And Tissue Research 1981, 219: 1-8. PMID: 7285088, DOI: 10.1007/bf00210014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordElectromotor neuronsRegenerated spinal cordCell bodiesSpinal cord correlatesNumerous blood vesselsSite of transectionRostro-caudal gradientSternarchus albifronsLack dendritesRegenerated cordNormal cordGlial cellsPresynaptic axonsEpendymal cellsCordBlood vesselsAxonsNeuronsAnterior sectionNormal morphologyCell relationshipsGap junctionsDistinct tractsInitial segment
1978
Intra-axonal ferric ion-ferrocyanide staining of nodes of Ranvier and initial segments in central myelinated fibers
Waxman S, Quick D. Intra-axonal ferric ion-ferrocyanide staining of nodes of Ranvier and initial segments in central myelinated fibers. Brain Research 1978, 144: 1-10. PMID: 76497, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(78)90430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodes of RanvierInitial segmentFerric ion-ferrocyanide stainingCentral nervous tissueAxon initial segmentCentral myelinated fibersSpinal cordMyelinated fibersNervous tissueMyelinated neuronsAxon hillockCell bodiesNodal axolemmaRanvierNeuronsAxolemmaStainingElectron-dense substanceStainInternodal regionsUltrastructural dataSpecialized regions
1976
Variations in conduction velocity and excitability following single and multiple impulses of visual callosal axons in the rabbit
Swadlow H, Waxman S. Variations in conduction velocity and excitability following single and multiple impulses of visual callosal axons in the rabbit. Experimental Neurology 1976, 53: 128-150. PMID: 964334, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(76)90288-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallosal axonsAntidromic latenciesConduction velocityContralateral cortical stimulationMain axon trunkLatency decreaseCorticotectal axonsAntidromic activationAxon trunkCortical stimulationTest stimuliAwake rabbitsConditioning stimulusCell bodiesAxonsControl valuesThreshold shiftDifferent axonsConditioning pulseAppropriate intervalsPresent studyRabbitsDurationStimuliLatency
1975
Morphology of spinal electromotor neurons and presynaptic coupling in the gymnotidSternarchus albifrons
Pappas G, Waxman S, Bennett M. Morphology of spinal electromotor neurons and presynaptic coupling in the gymnotidSternarchus albifrons. Brain Cell Biology 1975, 4: 469-478. PMID: 1151441, DOI: 10.1007/bf01261376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal electromotor neuronsElectromotor neuronsCell bodiesGap junctionsAxosomatic synapsesSpinal cordPresynaptic fibersGlial lamellaeAdjacent neuronsElectrotonic couplingSingle axonsMyelin segmentsNeuronsMedial regionMorphological correlatesMorphological dataElectric organ dischargeAbsence of dendritesAxonsSynapsesAdjacent cellsAlbifronsDendritesLarge majorityCord
1969
Oculomotor Neurons in Fish: Electrotonic Coupling and Multiple Sites of Impulse Initiation
Kriebel M, Bennett M, Waxman S, Pappas G. Oculomotor Neurons in Fish: Electrotonic Coupling and Multiple Sites of Impulse Initiation. Science 1969, 166: 520-524. PMID: 4309628, DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3904.520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research