Anoxic injury of mammalian central white matter: Decreased susceptibility in myelin‐deficient optic nerve
Waxman S, Davis P, Black J, Ransom B. Anoxic injury of mammalian central white matter: Decreased susceptibility in myelin‐deficient optic nerve. Annals Of Neurology 1990, 28: 335-340. PMID: 2241117, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410280306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialOptic nerveCentral white matterMinutes of anoxiaAction potentialsMD ratsWhite matterMammalian central white matterSupramaximal compound action potentialCompound action potential amplitudeAction potential amplitudeNeonatal optic nerveRat optic nerveControl optic nervesDistinct action potentialsWhite matter tractsUnaffected male littermatesAnoxic injuryMale littermatesDays postnatalNervePotential amplitudeOligodendroglial proliferationEffects of anoxiaAdult patternEffects of polyvalent cations and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers on recovery of CNS white matter from anoxia
Stys P, Ransom B, Waxman S. Effects of polyvalent cations and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers on recovery of CNS white matter from anoxia. Neuroscience Letters 1990, 115: 293-299. PMID: 2234507, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90471-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnoxic injuryChannel blockersWhite matterMammalian central white matterDihydropyridine calcium channel blockerChannel blockers Mn2Irreversible anoxic injuryCalcium channel blockersCNS white matterCompound action potentialCentral white matterDihydropyridine classOrganic Ca2Inorganic Ca2Extracellular Ca2Action potentialsNerve modelMin periodBlockersInjuryFunctional integrityConventional Ca2Ca2InfluxIntracellular compartments