1975
Morphology of spinal electromotor neurons and presynaptic coupling in the gymnotidSternarchus albifrons
Pappas G, Waxman S, Bennett M. Morphology of spinal electromotor neurons and presynaptic coupling in the gymnotidSternarchus albifrons. Brain Cell Biology 1975, 4: 469-478. PMID: 1151441, DOI: 10.1007/bf01261376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal electromotor neuronsElectromotor neuronsCell bodiesGap junctionsAxosomatic synapsesSpinal cordPresynaptic fibersGlial lamellaeAdjacent neuronsElectrotonic couplingSingle axonsMyelin segmentsNeuronsMedial regionMorphological correlatesMorphological dataElectric organ dischargeAbsence of dendritesAxonsSynapsesAdjacent cellsAlbifronsDendritesLarge majorityCord
1972
MORPHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF NODES OF RANVIER ALONG SINGLE FIBERS IN THE NEUROGENIC ELECTRIC ORGAN OF THE KNIFE FISH STERNARCHUS
Waxman S, Pappas G, Bennett M. MORPHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF NODES OF RANVIER ALONG SINGLE FIBERS IN THE NEUROGENIC ELECTRIC ORGAN OF THE KNIFE FISH STERNARCHUS. Journal Of Cell Biology 1972, 53: 210-224. PMID: 5013596, PMCID: PMC2108696, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.53.1.210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodes of RanvierTypical nodeMorphological correlatesSurface areaMicroSingle nerve fibersElectron microscopyLarge nodesPacked layerSeries capacitySpinal neuronsTypical structureNerve fibersElectric organLevel of entrySingle fiberMembrane surface areaNeural originRunning segmentsAxonsNodal morphologyFiber axisFibersTypical appearanceUnique neural systems