1986
A quantitative study of developing axons and glia following altered gliogenesis in rat optic nerve
Black J, Waxman S, Ransom B, Feliciano M. A quantitative study of developing axons and glia following altered gliogenesis in rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1986, 380: 122-135. PMID: 2428420, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(86)91436-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveOptic nerve volumeNormal optic nervesOptic nerveNerve volumeTotal glial cellsNerve cross sectionsGlial cellsMyelinated fibersAxonal diameterAge-matched control tissueNeonatal rat optic nerveOptic nerve cross sectionsConcomitant marked reductionProgenitor cellsNumber of oligodendrogliaAge-matched controlsGlial cell developmentDays of ageEnsheathed axonsSystemic injectionNerveAstrocytic lineageControl tissuesGlia
1982
Rat optic nerve: Freeze-fracture studies during development of myelinated axons
Black J, Foster R, Waxman S. Rat optic nerve: Freeze-fracture studies during development of myelinated axons. Brain Research 1982, 250: 1-20. PMID: 7139310, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90948-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveInternodal axolemmaOptic nerve fibersRat optic nerveGreater mean particle sizeNon-myelinated axonsDays of ageEnsheathed axonsGlial ensheathmentNerve fibersMyelinated fibersDays postnatalNerveMyelinated axonsDays postparturitionAge groupsAxonsDefinitive associationAdult fibersAdult animalsMyelinationInternodal membraneCompact myelinFreeze-fracture studyAxolemma