1997
Pharmacological Characterization of Na+ Influx via Voltage-Gated Na+ Channels in Spinal Cord Astrocytes
Rose C, Ransom B, Waxman S. Pharmacological Characterization of Na+ Influx via Voltage-Gated Na+ Channels in Spinal Cord Astrocytes. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 3249-3258. PMID: 9405543, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.3249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordChannel inactivationCultured spinal cordSpinal cord astrocytesEffect of veratridineSodium-binding benzofuranMicroM tetrodotoxinPharmacological characterizationAgonist kainatePharmacological inhibitionTetrodotoxinAstrocytesVeratridineCordMembrane depolarizationKainateImportant functional roleInfluxFunctional roleInhibitionCellsProminent pathwayATPase activityInactivationBaseline
1980
Myoelectric silence following unopposed passive stretch in normal man.
Angel R, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Myoelectric silence following unopposed passive stretch in normal man. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 1980, 43: 705. PMID: 7431031, PMCID: PMC490642, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.43.8.705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal menMyoelectric silencePassive stretchAfferent reflex pathwaysPassive muscle stretchSpindle afferent dischargeAutogenetic inhibitionLengthening reactionReflex pathwaysSustained contractionAfferent dischargeMyotatic reflexEMG activityMuscle stretchLower limbsSilent periodFusimotor activityRenshaw inhibitionInitial responseBrief cessationMuscleMenPossible mechanismInhibitionResponse
1968
Contextual Categorization by Lateral Inhibition
Waxman S. Contextual Categorization by Lateral Inhibition. IEEE Transactions On Systems Science And Cybernetics 1968, 4: 191-192. DOI: 10.1109/tssc.1968.300149.Peer-Reviewed Original Research