1994
Nuclear and cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals in developing rat dorsal root ganglion neurons studied in excised tissue
Utzschneider D, Rand M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Nuclear and cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals in developing rat dorsal root ganglion neurons studied in excised tissue. Brain Research 1994, 635: 231-237. PMID: 8173960, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91444-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsEmbryonic DRG neuronsDepolarization-induced Ca2DRG neuronsGanglion neuronsRat dorsal root ganglion neuronsAdult dorsal root ganglion neuronsCytoplasmic Ca2Sensitive fluorescent dye fluo-3Rat DRG neuronsDorsal root gangliaExcised dorsal root gangliaFluorescent dye fluo-3Postnatal time periodsElevated extracellular potassiumEarly postnatal time periodsBrief electrical stimuliNuclear Ca2Dye Fluo-3Neonatal gangliaNeonatal neuronsTarget innervationRoot gangliaAdult neuronsEmbryonic neurons
1993
Transient presence of GABA in astrocytes of the developing optic nerve
Ochi S, Lim J, Rand M, During M, Sakatani K, Kocsis J. Transient presence of GABA in astrocytes of the developing optic nerve. Glia 1993, 9: 188-198. PMID: 8294149, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440090304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole optic nerveOptic nerveHigh-pressure liquid chromatographyGABA immunoreactivityPostnatal developmentEnzyme glutamic acid decarboxylaseIntact optic nerveRat optic nerveNeonatal optic nerveGlutamic acid decarboxylaseAstrocyte cell bodiesPostnatal day 20GABA immunostainingGFAP stainingPostnatal weekGABA stainingNerveCultured astrocytesAstrocytesDay 20GABAAcid decarboxylaseCell bodiesDevelopmental time courseImmunoreactivity