1996
GABAA-receptor-mediated conductance and action potential waveform in cutaneous and muscle afferent neurons of the adult rat: differential expression and response to nerve injury
Oyelese A, Kocsis J. GABAA-receptor-mediated conductance and action potential waveform in cutaneous and muscle afferent neurons of the adult rat: differential expression and response to nerve injury. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 2383-2392. PMID: 8899611, PMCID: PMC2605353, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAA receptor-mediated conductanceMuscle afferent neuronsCutaneous afferent neuronsAction potential waveformAfferent neuronsDorsal root gangliaCrush injuryAction potentialsL5 dorsal root gangliaWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsInjury-induced plasticitySciatic nerve ligationPotential waveformDistal nerve stumpPatch-clamp recordingsGamma-aminobutyric acidPeak GABANerve ligationMuscle afferentsNerve injuryDRG neuronsInjured neuronsNerve stumpRoot ganglia
1985
Ligature‐induced injury in peripheral nerve: Electrophysiological observations on changes in action potential characteristics following blockade of potassium conductance
Waxman S, Kocsis J, Eng D. Ligature‐induced injury in peripheral nerve: Electrophysiological observations on changes in action potential characteristics following blockade of potassium conductance. Muscle & Nerve 1985, 8: 85-92. PMID: 2414652, DOI: 10.1002/mus.880080202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsRepetitive firingSingle stimulusPotassium channelsCompound action potentialRat sciatic nerveAction potential propertiesWhole-nerve responseAction potential characteristicsIntra-axonal recordingsAction potential waveformNerve segmentsSciatic nerveNerve responsesPeripheral nervesInjury siteMyelinated fibersLater spikesElectrophysiological observationsNerveRefractory periodFiring patternsPotassium conductancePotential waveformInitial spike
1982
Regenerating mammalian nerve fibres: changes in action potential waveform and firing characteristics following blockage of potassium conductance
Kocsis J, Waxman S, Hildebrand C, Ruiz J. Regenerating mammalian nerve fibres: changes in action potential waveform and firing characteristics following blockage of potassium conductance. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 1982, 217: 77-87. PMID: 6131423, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1982.0095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegenerating axonsNerve fibersFiring propertiesAction potentialsPotassium conductancePotassium channelsCompound action potentialSciatic nerve fibersEarly regenerating axonsAction potential waveformRat nerve fibresMammalian nerve fibresDemyelinated axonsMyelinated fibersExtracellular applicationAxonsRecording techniquesSingle stimulusFiring characteristicsPotential waveformPresent study