1983
Freeze-fracture ultrastructure of developing and adult non-myelinated ganglion cell axolemma in the retinal nerve fibre layer
Black J, Foster R, Waxman S. Freeze-fracture ultrastructure of developing and adult non-myelinated ganglion cell axolemma in the retinal nerve fibre layer. Brain Cell Biology 1983, 12: 201-212. PMID: 6842274, DOI: 10.1007/bf01148462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal nerve fiber layerNerve fiber layerNon-myelinated axonsFiber layerParticle densityMean particle diameterParticle diameterLayerNeonatal ratsElectron microscopyAdult ratsDistal segmentsParticlesConduction propertiesAdult fibersAdult animalsΜm2AxonsLow densityDensityDevelopmental ageFibersRatsHigh densityRegional node-like membrane specializations in non-myelinated axons of rat retinal nerve fiber layer
Hildebrand C, Waxman S. Regional node-like membrane specializations in non-myelinated axons of rat retinal nerve fiber layer. Brain Research 1983, 258: 23-32. PMID: 24010160, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)91222-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve fiber layerInitial axon segmentNon-myelinated axonsAxon segmentsGlial processesFiber layerRetinal nerve fiber layerMembrane specializationsRetinal ganglion cellsAdult rat retinaNodes of RanvierRat retinal nerve fiber layerOptic nerveGanglion cellsMuller cellsRat retinaAstrocytic processesAxonsAxon circumferenceLimited proportionCell processes
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