2023
Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes
Ghovanloo M, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Effraim P, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes. Channels 2023, 18: 2289256. PMID: 38055732, PMCID: PMC10761158, DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2289256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual dimorphismRodent dorsal root ganglion neuronsBiophysical propertiesDorsal root ganglion neuronsExpression patternsSex-dependent regulationVoltage-gated sodiumFunctional analysisGanglion neuronsRodent sensory neuronsMouse dorsal root ganglion neuronsNaïve WT miceNumber of cellsMixed populationDimorphismUniform experimental conditionsSex-dependent differencesSensory neuronsNative DRG neuronsPain pathwaysDRG neuronsWT miceClinical studiesNav currentsAdult males
1995
Expression of sodium channel α- and β-subunits in the nervous system of themyelin-deficient rat
Felts P, Black J, Waxman S. Expression of sodium channel α- and β-subunits in the nervous system of themyelin-deficient rat. Brain Cell Biology 1995, 24: 654-666. PMID: 7500121, DOI: 10.1007/bf01179816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channel αMale littermatesSubtype-specific riboprobesDorsal root gangliaChannel αNormal male littermatesSodium channel subunitsUnaffected male littermatesDays of ageAdult expression patternRoot gangliaSpinal cordExpression patternsAdult ratsNervous systemUnaffected littermatesSodium channelsLittermatesPattern of expressionChannel subunitsRatsGreater expressionSitu hybridization techniqueUnaffected animalsPrevious reports
1992
Chapter 8: The expression of sodium channels in astrocytes in situ and in vitro
Black J, Sontheimer H, Minturn J, Ransom B, Waxman S. Chapter 8: The expression of sodium channels in astrocytes in situ and in vitro. Progress In Brain Research 1992, 94: 89-107. PMID: 1337617, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61742-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve astrocytesSodium channel expressionChannel expressionSodium channelsOptic nerveSodium current propertiesChannel expression patternsIon channel expressionSimilar electrophysiological propertiesCultured astrocytesAstrocytesElectrophysiological propertiesSodium currentHeterogeneous groupDifferent patternsNerveDifferent subpopulationsExpressionExpression patternsCell-cell interactionsHippocampusA2B5Neurons