1988
Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes
Sims T, Gilmore S, Waxman S. Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes. Brain Research 1988, 40: 223-232. DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(88)90134-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchwann cellsSpinal cordMyelin formationIntraspinal Schwann cellsLumbosacral spinal cordSchwann cell processesMyelination of axonsDorsal funiculusGlial populationsNormal animalsGlial processesAxonsJunctional complexesMarked reductionRat undergoesCordMyelinationInitial contactOligodendrocyte processesAxolemmaPresent studyCellsCell processesEarly stagesSequence of events
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