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
1993
The attenuation of GABA sensitivity in the maturing myelin-deficient rat optic nerve
Lim J, Utzschneider D, Sakatani K, Kocsis J. The attenuation of GABA sensitivity in the maturing myelin-deficient rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1993, 72: 15-20. PMID: 8384095, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(93)90155-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveRat optic nerveEffect of GABAMD ratsNipecotic acidGABA sensitivityGABA uptake inhibitor nipecotic acidNormal optic nervesGABAA receptor agonistOptic nerve axonsEarly postnatal periodCentral nervous system axonsThird postnatal weekSucrose gap techniqueResult of myelinationLarger GABAAxonal excitabilityControl ratsGABAA receptorsEndogenous releasePostnatal periodPostnatal weekNerve sensitivityNerveGABA
1992
Conduction properties of spinal cord axons in the myelin-deficient rat mutant
Utzschneider D, Black J, Kocsis J. Conduction properties of spinal cord axons in the myelin-deficient rat mutant. Neuroscience 1992, 49: 221-228. PMID: 1407548, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90090-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column axonsMyelin-deficient rat mutantsSpinal cordFrequency-dependent conduction blockNormal age-matched ratsBrain slice chamberMyelin-deficient rat spinal cordAction potential dischargeRat mutantAge-matched ratsRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsAction potential conductionControl ratsDemyelinated axonsConduction blockConduction velocityRefractory periodPotential dischargeControl axonsSlice chamberPharmacological resultsPotential conductionAxonsCompensatory mechanisms