1994
Type II sodium channels in spinal cord astrocytes in situ: Immunocytochemical observations
Black J, Westenbroek R, Ransom B, Catterall W, Waxman S. Type II sodium channels in spinal cord astrocytes in situ: Immunocytochemical observations. Glia 1994, 12: 219-227. PMID: 7851989, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440120307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult rat spinal cordRat spinal cordOptic nerveSubtype-specific sequencesSpinal cordVentral funiculusSpinal cord white matter tractsSpinal cord white matterSodium channelsSpinal cord astrocytesCord white matterWhite matter tractsType ISodium channel alphaWhite matterAstrocytesNerveImmunocytochemical methodsCordChannel alphaSodium channel IIIsoform expressionDetectable labelingType II sodium channelsImmunocytochemical observations
1985
Perinodal astrocytic processes at nodes of ranvier in developing normal and glial cell deficient rat spinal cord
Sims T, Waxman S, Black J, Gilmore S. Perinodal astrocytic processes at nodes of ranvier in developing normal and glial cell deficient rat spinal cord. Brain Research 1985, 337: 321-331. PMID: 4027576, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)90069-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinodal astrocytic processesLumbar spinal cordSpinal cordGlial cellsAstrocytic processesNodes of RanvierThird postnatal dayRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsIrradiated spinal cordStages of myelinationAstrocyte involvementVentral funiculusNeuronal elementsPostnatal dayOligodendrocyte populationCentral myelinCordAstrocytesProfound reductionMyelin sheathAxonsRatsNodal axolemmaPresumptive role