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
1985
Rat optic nerve: Disruption of gliogenesis with 5-azacytidine during early postnatal development
Ransom B, Yamate C, Black J, Waxman S. Rat optic nerve: Disruption of gliogenesis with 5-azacytidine during early postnatal development. Brain Research 1985, 337: 41-49. PMID: 2408709, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91607-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveGlial cellsOptic nerve axonsRat optic nerveCompound action potentialEarly postnatal developmentDays of ageOlder nervesNeonatal treatmentBrain extracellular spaceNeuroglial interactionsElectrophysiological studiesNervePostnatal developmentAction potentialsNerve axonsExcitability propertiesMarked reductionMyelin formationGliogenesisMitotic inhibitorsIonic homeostasisExtracellular spaceAgeAnimals
1976
Probability of conduction deficit as related to fiber length in random-distribution models of peripheral neuropathies
Waxman S, Brill M, Geschwind N, Sabin T, Lettvin J. Probability of conduction deficit as related to fiber length in random-distribution models of peripheral neuropathies. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1976, 29: 39-53. PMID: 181541, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(76)90079-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral neuropathyAxonal dysfunctionSensory deficitsDistal sensory deficitsNormal sensory conductionRapid clinical progressionConduction deficitsSensory conductionClinical progressionNerve fibersConduction blockNeuropathyDysfunctionMarked reductionProximodistal gradientPossible correlatesDeficitsSmall increaseParesthesiaeAbnormalitiesProgression