1986
Molecular structure of the axolemma of developing axons following altered gliogenesis in rat optic nerve
Black J, Waxman S. Molecular structure of the axolemma of developing axons following altered gliogenesis in rat optic nerve. Developmental Biology 1986, 115: 301-312. PMID: 2423398, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(86)90251-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveOptic nerveMyelinated fibersLarge caliber fibersAxonal diameterNeonatal rat optic nerveP-face IMP densityControl optic nervesDays of ageNodes of RanvierUnensheathed axonsGlial ensheathmentSystemic injectionNerveAxonsGliogenesisIMP densityAxolemmaE-face particlesCell associationIntramembranous particlesRatsOligodendrocytesMyelinEnsheathment
1985
Axo-glial relations in the retina-optic nerve junction of the adult rat: electron-microscopic observations
Hildebrand C, Remahl S, Waxman S. Axo-glial relations in the retina-optic nerve junction of the adult rat: electron-microscopic observations. Brain Cell Biology 1985, 14: 597-617. PMID: 4067610, DOI: 10.1007/bf01200800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve junctionAdult ratsAstrocytic processesDeficient blood-brain barrierEctopic Schwann cellsFibrous astrocytic processesBlood-brain barrierAxo-glial contactsMyelination of axonsNumerous pinocytotic vesiclesTypical oligodendrocytesGlial ensheathmentGlial cellsUnmyelinated segmentsGlia limitansSchwann cellsUnmyelinated axonsWide perivascular spacesPia materPerivascular spacesOligodendroglial cellsDeficient proliferationUnmyelinated partMyelin sheathSame axon
1982
Rat optic nerve: Freeze-fracture studies during development of myelinated axons
Black J, Foster R, Waxman S. Rat optic nerve: Freeze-fracture studies during development of myelinated axons. Brain Research 1982, 250: 1-20. PMID: 7139310, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90948-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveInternodal axolemmaOptic nerve fibersRat optic nerveGreater mean particle sizeNon-myelinated axonsDays of ageEnsheathed axonsGlial ensheathmentNerve fibersMyelinated fibersDays postnatalNerveMyelinated axonsDays postparturitionAge groupsAxonsDefinitive associationAdult fibersAdult animalsMyelinationInternodal membraneCompact myelinFreeze-fracture studyAxolemma