1994
The expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. The expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes. Brain Research 1994, 23: 57-65. PMID: 8028484, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)90211-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brainChannel mRNAChannel subtypesCultured spinal cordSkeletal muscleRat optic nerveNeuronal cell bodiesRegions of CNSSubtype IRat skeletal muscleOptic nervePolymerase chain reactionSpinal cordRat astrocytesDistinct subtypesAstrocytesCell bodiesSubtypesBrainRT-PCRSubtype IIRat tissuesChain reactionRat liverReverse transcription
1992
Chapter 8: The expression of sodium channels in astrocytes in situ and in vitro
Black J, Sontheimer H, Minturn J, Ransom B, Waxman S. Chapter 8: The expression of sodium channels in astrocytes in situ and in vitro. Progress In Brain Research 1992, 94: 89-107. PMID: 1337617, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61742-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve astrocytesSodium channel expressionChannel expressionSodium channelsOptic nerveSodium current propertiesChannel expression patternsIon channel expressionSimilar electrophysiological propertiesCultured astrocytesAstrocytesElectrophysiological propertiesSodium currentHeterogeneous groupDifferent patternsNerveDifferent subpopulationsExpressionExpression patternsCell-cell interactionsHippocampusA2B5Neurons