1988
Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes
Sims T, Gilmore S, Waxman S. Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes. Brain Research 1988, 40: 223-232. DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(88)90134-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchwann cellsSpinal cordMyelin formationIntraspinal Schwann cellsLumbosacral spinal cordSchwann cell processesMyelination of axonsDorsal funiculusGlial populationsNormal animalsGlial processesAxonsJunctional complexesMarked reductionRat undergoesCordMyelinationInitial contactOligodendrocyte processesAxolemmaPresent studyCellsCell processesEarly stagesSequence of events
1986
Effects of delayed myelination by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells on the macromolecular structure of axonal membrane in rat spinal cord
Black J, Waxman S, Sims T, Gilmore S. Effects of delayed myelination by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells on the macromolecular structure of axonal membrane in rat spinal cord. Brain Cell Biology 1986, 15: 745-761. PMID: 3819778, DOI: 10.1007/bf01625192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal funiculusSpinal cordSchwann cellsMyelin sheathAxonal membraneControl spinal cordsLumbosacral spinal cordSchwann cell ensheathmentRat spinal cordThin myelin sheathsDorsal spinal rootsDays of ageVoltage-sensitive sodium channelsSubsequent myelinationSpinal rootsMyelinated fibersLarge axonsCordMyelinationOligodendrocytesFuniculusSodium channelsIMP densityE-face intramembranous particlesInternodal axolemma
1985
Dorsal-ventral differences in the glia limitans of the spinal cord: an ultrastructural study in developing normal and irradiated rats.
Sims T, Gilmore S, Waxman S, Klinge E. Dorsal-ventral differences in the glia limitans of the spinal cord: an ultrastructural study in developing normal and irradiated rats. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 1985, 44: 415-29. PMID: 4009209, DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198507000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbosacral spinal cordGlia limitansDays postnatalSpinal cordSubpial astrocytesRat lumbosacral spinal cordRadial glial processesDorsal-ventral differencesDorsal funiculusNormal ratsVentral surfaceSchwann cellsPostnatal ratsRadial gliaGlial processesRatsAstrocytesCordUltrastructural studyGreater numberLimitansNormal developmentGreater degreeGliaPostnatalMembrane ultrastructure of developing axons in glial cell deficient rat spinal cord
Black J, Sims T, Waxman S, Gilmore S. Membrane ultrastructure of developing axons in glial cell deficient rat spinal cord. Brain Cell Biology 1985, 14: 79-104. PMID: 4009213, DOI: 10.1007/bf01150264.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Intra-axonal recordings in rat dorsal column axons: membrane hyperpolarization and decreased excitability precede the primary afferent depolarization
Kocsis J, Waxman S. Intra-axonal recordings in rat dorsal column axons: membrane hyperpolarization and decreased excitability precede the primary afferent depolarization. Brain Research 1982, 238: 222-227. PMID: 6282392, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90787-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary afferent depolarizationIntra-axonal recordingsRat lumbosacral spinal cordDorsal column stimulationDorsal root potentialsLumbosacral spinal cordDorsal column axonsDorsal columnsDorsal rootsAxonal depolarizationRoot potentialsSpinal cordGABA responsesNeuronal elementsIntracellular correlatesProlonged depolarizationMembrane hyperpolarizationHyperpolarizationDepolarizationExcitability