1998
Axon Conduction and Survival in CNS White Matter During Energy Deprivation: A Developmental Study
Fern R, Davis P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Axon Conduction and Survival in CNS White Matter During Energy Deprivation: A Developmental Study. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 79: 95-105. PMID: 9425180, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.1.95.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnoxia/aglycemiaCompound action potentialWithdrawal of oxygenOptic nerveCNS white matterWhite matterIsolated rat optic nerveEvoked compound action potentialAdult optic nerveOptic nerve functionRat optic nervePostnatal day 10Permanent lossMin of glucoseEnergy deprivationWithdrawal of glucoseGlucose withdrawalNerve functionAstrocytic glycogenAxon conductionHeightened metabolic activityAdult ratsAglycemiaIrreversible injuryNerve
1996
White Matter Stroke: Autoprotective Mechanisms with Therapeutic Implications
Fern R, Ransom B, Waxman S. White Matter Stroke: Autoprotective Mechanisms with Therapeutic Implications. Cerebrovascular Diseases 1996, 6: 59-65. DOI: 10.1159/000107999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matterAnoxic injuryWhite matter strokeIncidence of strokeCNS white matterLevels of GABARecovery of functionResult of anoxiaIrreversible dysfunctionAnoxic insultPharmacological strategiesIrreversible injuryTherapeutic implicationsEndogenous storesExogenous GABAInjuryGABAAutoprotective mechanismsStrokeIntracellular eventsExtracellular spaceCa2Protective treatmentAdenosineInflux
1992
Ionic mechanisms of anoxic injury in mammalian CNS white matter: role of Na+ channels and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger
Stys P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Ionic mechanisms of anoxic injury in mammalian CNS white matter: role of Na+ channels and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 430-439. PMID: 1311030, PMCID: PMC6575619, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-02-00430.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveCompound action potentialAnoxic injuryOptic nerveWhite matterAction potentialsCentral white matter tractsWhite matter injuryCNS white matterMembrane depolarizationAnoxia/ischemiaWhite matter tractsCNS protectionAnoxic insultMyelinated tractsChannel blockersExchanger blockerIrreversible injuryExtracellular Ca2Mammalian CNSNerveInjuryMore injuriesBlockersFunctional integrity
1991
Na+‐Ca2+ exchanger mediates Ca2+ influx during anoxia in mammalian central nervous system white matter
Stys P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Na+‐Ca2+ exchanger mediates Ca2+ influx during anoxia in mammalian central nervous system white matter. Annals Of Neurology 1991, 30: 375-380. PMID: 1952825, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410300309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matterIsolated rat optic nerveCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterWhite matter injuryRat optic nerveMammalian central nervous systemSevere neurological impairmentCompound action potentialType of injuryCentral nervous systemFunctional recoveryOptic nervePharmacological blockadeNeurological impairmentAnoxic injuryIrreversible injuryNervous systemAction potentialsInjuryInfluxCa2Critical mechanismCellsNerve