Differences between mammalian ventral and dorsal spinal roots in response to blockade of potassium channels during maturation
Bowe C, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Differences between mammalian ventral and dorsal spinal roots in response to blockade of potassium channels during maturation. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 1985, 224: 355-366. PMID: 2410932, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1985.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal spinal rootsSensory fibersMammalian motorPotassium channelsSpinal rootsAction potentialsRoot fibersCompound action potentialSingle sensory fibresDorsal root fibersVentral root fibersClasses of axonsIndividual action potentialsPharmacological blockadeVentral rootsYoung rootsSensory axonsWhole nervePotassium conductanceAxon responsesCourse of maturationBlockadeAxonsRoots resultsDifferential sensitivityAminopyridine-sensitivity of spinal cord white matter studied in vitro
Kocsis J. Aminopyridine-sensitivity of spinal cord white matter studied in vitro. Experimental Brain Research 1985, 57: 620-624. PMID: 2984039, DOI: 10.1007/bf00237849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system extensionSpinal cord white matterAction potential dischargeDorsal column axonsSucrose gap chamberCompound action potentialPeripheral nervous systemCord white matterVentral root fibersAction potential characteristicsSensory fibersDorsal columnsDorsal rootsSpinal cordNervous systemWhite matterAction potentialsPotential dischargeRoot fibersPotassium channelsCourse of maturationOcclusion experimentsAxonsPronounced increaseCord