1988
Evidence for the presence of two types of potassium channels in the rat optic nerve
Gordon T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Evidence for the presence of two types of potassium channels in the rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1988, 447: 1-9. PMID: 2454699, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)90959-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nervePostspike positivityOptic nerveAction potential waveformPotassium channelsAction potential broadeningSingle-fiber recordingsRepetitive firing patternsAction potential repolarizationTEA-sensitive channelsDistinct potassium channelsPotential waveformPronounced afterhyperpolarizationFiber recordingsWhole nerveIntracellular hyperpolarizationGap recordingsRepetitive firingMyelinated axonsNerveAction potentialsPotential repolarizationAfterhyperpolarizationFiring patternsProlonged depolarization
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