1993
Molecular dissection of the myelinated axon
Waxman S, Ritchie J. Molecular dissection of the myelinated axon. Annals Of Neurology 1993, 33: 121-136. PMID: 7679565, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410330202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelinated axonsInternodal axon membraneDemyelinated axonsCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterRestoration of conductionImportant therapeutic approachSchwann cell processesWhite matter axonsInflux of Ca2Important pathophysiological implicationsGlial cell processesAction potential conductionAxonal excitabilityGlial cellsAnoxic injuryMyelinated fibersTherapeutic approachesAstrocyte processesCell processesPathophysiological implicationsRepetitive firingWhite matterNeurological disordersAction potentials
1988
Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes
Sims T, Gilmore S, Waxman S. Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes. Brain Research 1988, 40: 223-232. DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(88)90134-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchwann cellsSpinal cordMyelin formationIntraspinal Schwann cellsLumbosacral spinal cordSchwann cell processesMyelination of axonsDorsal funiculusGlial populationsNormal animalsGlial processesAxonsJunctional complexesMarked reductionRat undergoesCordMyelinationInitial contactOligodendrocyte processesAxolemmaPresent studyCellsCell processesEarly stagesSequence of events
1983
Regional 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 processesFine structure of regenerated ependyma and spinal cord in Sternarchus albifrons
Anderson M, Waxman S, Laufer M. Fine structure of regenerated ependyma and spinal cord in Sternarchus albifrons. The Anatomical Record 1983, 205: 73-83. PMID: 6837937, DOI: 10.1002/ar.1092050110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDense-core vesiclesEpendymal cellsRegenerated cordSpinal cordCell bodiesNumerous dense-cored vesiclesSternarchus albifronsNormal cordCentral canalFibrous astrocytesMyelinated axonsCordElectromotor neuronsEpendymal layerVentral portionRegenerated spinal cordMeningeal layersNeuritesBasal laminaExtracellular spaceAdditional cellsCellsCell processesCell cytoplasmEpendymal tube