1992
Ultrastructural concomitants of anoxic injury and early post-anoxic recovery in rat optic nerve
Waxman S, Black J, Stys P, Ransom B. Ultrastructural concomitants of anoxic injury and early post-anoxic recovery in rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1992, 574: 105-119. PMID: 1638387, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90806-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveRat optic nerveMin of anoxiaPost-anoxic recoveryAnoxic injuryAstrocyte processesMyelin sheathLoss of microtubulesCell-mediated damageCNS white matterInflux of calciumLarge-diameter axonsPrevious electrophysiological studiesAction potential conductionWhite matter tractsNodes of RanvierAnoxic insultUltrastructure of axonsGlial cellsVesicular degenerationConduction blockEarly recoveryElectrophysiological studiesNerveSignificant injury
1985
Rat optic nerve: Disruption of gliogenesis with 5-azacytidine during early postnatal development
Ransom B, Yamate C, Black J, Waxman S. Rat optic nerve: Disruption of gliogenesis with 5-azacytidine during early postnatal development. Brain Research 1985, 337: 41-49. PMID: 2408709, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91607-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveGlial cellsOptic nerve axonsRat optic nerveCompound action potentialEarly postnatal developmentDays of ageOlder nervesNeonatal treatmentBrain extracellular spaceNeuroglial interactionsElectrophysiological studiesNervePostnatal developmentAction potentialsNerve axonsExcitability propertiesMarked reductionMyelin formationGliogenesisMitotic inhibitorsIonic homeostasisExtracellular spaceAgeAnimals
1980
Lysophosphatidyl choline-induced focal demyelination in the rabbit corpus callosum Electron-microscopic observations
Foster R, Kocsis J, Malenka R, Waxman S. Lysophosphatidyl choline-induced focal demyelination in the rabbit corpus callosum Electron-microscopic observations. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1980, 48: 221-231. PMID: 7431040, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(80)90202-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus callosumLysophosphatidyl cholineFocal demyelinating lesionsCentral nervous systemDemyelinating lesionsLPC injectionDemyelinated axonsFocal demyelinationElectron microscopic examinationElectrophysiological studiesNervous systemElectrophysiological controlEarly signsCallosumAxonsDemyelinationInjectionElectron microscopic observationsRemyelinationPressure injectionLesions