1997
Downregulation of Na+ channel mRNA in olfactory bulb tufted cells following deafferentiation
Sashihara S, Waxman S, Greer C. Downregulation of Na+ channel mRNA in olfactory bulb tufted cells following deafferentiation. Neuroreport 1997, 8: 1289-1293. PMID: 9175131, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199703240-00046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory bulbMitral cellsEffects of deafferentationPostnatal day 2Olfactory receptor cellsFunctional deafferentationAfferent inputChannel expressionDay 2Channel mRNAReceptor cellsChannel subunitsDeafferentationI mRNACauterizationCritical periodDetectable changeAlpha IIOdorant accessSitu hybridizationCellsCell propertiesExpressionBulbMRNA
1990
Trophic influence of the distal nerve segment on GABAA receptor expression in axotomized adult sensory neurons
Bhisitkul R, Kocsis J, Gordon T, Waxman S. Trophic influence of the distal nerve segment on GABAA receptor expression in axotomized adult sensory neurons. Experimental Neurology 1990, 109: 273-278. PMID: 2170161, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4886(05)80017-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal nerve segmentsGamma-aminobutyric acidNerve segmentsSciatic nerveReceptor expressionSensory neuronsTrophic supportGABAA receptor agonist muscimolDorsal root ganglion neuronsAxotomized sensory neuronsReactive Schwann cellsGABAA receptor expressionAdult sensory neuronsReceptor agonist muscimolExpression of receptorsPeripheral target tissuesGABA receptor expressionDorsal root fibersGABA receptor sensitivityEnd organ innervationPostoperative dayNerve crushNerve transectionCrush siteDistal stump