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
1992
Effects of Temperature on Evoked Electrical Activity and Anoxic Injury in CNS White Matter
Stys P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Effects of Temperature on Evoked Electrical Activity and Anoxic Injury in CNS White Matter. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 977-986. PMID: 1400652, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional recoveryWhite matterAnoxic injuryMin of anoxiaOptic nerveFunctional outcomeTypical CNS white matter tractAnoxic exposureIntracellular Ca2Anoxic/ischemic injuryCNS white matter tractCompound action potential areaGray matterIsolated rat optic nerveGreater functional recoveryEvoked electrical activityAction potential areaCNS white matterRat optic nerveWhite matter tractsFunctional injuryIschemic injuryPathological increaseAnoxic damageCAP peak
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