2003
Primary cortical motor neurons undergo apoptosis after axotomizing spinal cord injury
Hains B, Black J, Waxman S. Primary cortical motor neurons undergo apoptosis after axotomizing spinal cord injury. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2003, 462: 328-341. PMID: 12794736, DOI: 10.1002/cne.10733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCortical motor neuronsFluoro-GoldCorticospinal tractCord injuryMotor neuronsTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphateAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsRetrograde tracer Fluoro-GoldMale Sprague-Dawley ratsApoptotic cell deathDorsal corticospinal tractPrimary motor cortexTracer Fluoro-GoldSprague-Dawley ratsVoluntary motor controlTUNEL-positive cellsCell deathEvidence of apoptosisSham surgeryDorsal funiculusMotor cortexPyramidal cellsLesion sitePositive cells
2002
Subthreshold Oscillations Induced By Spinal Nerve Injury In Dissociated Muscle And Cutaneous Afferents Of Mouse DRG
Liu C, Devor M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Subthreshold Oscillations Induced By Spinal Nerve Injury In Dissociated Muscle And Cutaneous Afferents Of Mouse DRG. Journal Of The Peripheral Nervous System 2002, 7: 212-212. DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02026_27.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous afferentsMuscle afferentsNerve injuryDRG neuronsLumbar dorsal root ganglion neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCutaneous afferent neuronsNerve injury groupSpinal nerves 1Spinal nerve injuryAction potential activityPatch-clamp recordingsSubthreshold membrane potential oscillationsMembrane potential oscillationsMembrane oscillationsWhole DRGInjury groupAfferent neuronsFluoro-GoldGanglion neuronsNerve 1Control neuronsTrue Blue