2000
Development of Glutamatergic Synaptic Activity in Cultured Spinal Neurons
Robert A, Howe J, Waxman S. Development of Glutamatergic Synaptic Activity in Cultured Spinal Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2000, 83: 659-670. PMID: 10669482, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.2.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsCells, CulturedExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFetusGlutamic AcidMagnesiumMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordSynapsesTetrodotoxinConceptsSpontaneous synaptic activityCultured spinal neuronsSynaptic activitySpinal neuronsGlutamatergic synapsesSynaptic currentsGlutamatergic synaptic activityIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsSpontaneous synaptic currentsOlder neuronsSynaptic NMDARsExogenous glutamateNMDARAcid receptorsSynaptic regionNeuronsReceptor openingSignificant increaseTime courseSynapsesSequence of eventsActivityWeeksCourseReceptors
1987
Changes in synaptic morphology associated with presynaptic and postsynaptic activity: An in vitro study of the electrosensory organ of the thornback ray
Fields R, Ellisman M, Waxman S. Changes in synaptic morphology associated with presynaptic and postsynaptic activity: An in vitro study of the electrosensory organ of the thornback ray. Synapse 1987, 1: 335-346. PMID: 2901790, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890010407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic membraneNeurotransmitter glutamateSynaptic morphologyUltrastructure of synapsesPresynaptic membraneRibbon synapsesDirect depolarizationSynaptic activityPostsynaptic activitySpontaneous activitySynaptic fatigueSynaptic efficacyMorphological changesSynaptic structureSynapsesCytoskeletal alterations
1980
Coordinated micropinocytotic activity of adjacent neuronal membranes in mammalian central nervous system
Waxman S, Waxman M, Pappas G. Coordinated micropinocytotic activity of adjacent neuronal membranes in mammalian central nervous system. Neuroscience Letters 1980, 20: 141-146. PMID: 7443064, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(80)90136-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExocytosis/endocytosisMembrane infoldingsMammalian central nervous systemCoated invaginationsNon-synaptic sitesNeuronal membranesCell membraneCentral nervous systemCoordinated activityNervous systemMembraneInvaginationMicropinocytotic activityInfoldingsElectrotonic synapsesEndocytosisSpeciesCytoplasmTissueNumber of sitesSitesSynapsesWide varietyActivityNeighboring dendrites
1979
Ultrastructure of synapses and cellular relationships in the oculomotor nucleus of the rhesus monkey
Waxman S, Pappas G. Ultrastructure of synapses and cellular relationships in the oculomotor nucleus of the rhesus monkey. Cell And Tissue Research 1979, 204: 161-169. PMID: 119578, DOI: 10.1007/bf00234630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOculomotor nucleusAxodendritic synapsesEfferent portionPostsynaptic membraneRhesus monkeysDendritic spine synapsesUltrastructure of synapsesAdult rhesus monkeysPresynaptic inhibitionSpine synapsesSerial synapsesGlial elementsMorphological substrateSubjunctional bodiesElectrotonic transmissionSynaptic cleftSynapsesCellular relationsCellular relationshipsMonkeysPreGliaPresent resultsNeuronsElectron microscopy of synapses in reptile spinal cord
Waxman S. Electron microscopy of synapses in reptile spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters 1979, 13: 237-242. PMID: 530475, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(79)91500-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1971
An ultrastructural study of the pattern of myelination of preterminal fibers in teleost oculomotor nuclei, electromotor nuclei, and spinal cord
Waxman S. An ultrastructural study of the pattern of myelination of preterminal fibers in teleost oculomotor nuclei, electromotor nuclei, and spinal cord. Brain Research 1971, 27: 189-201. PMID: 5552167, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(71)90248-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPattern of myelinationSpinal cordOculomotor nucleusElectromotor nucleusProportion of synapsesPreterminal fibersPeripheral nerve fibersCentral nervous systemCentral myelinated fibersNodes of RanvierUnmyelinated regionsNerve fibersMyelinated fibersConduction velocityNervous systemCordMyelinationNervous impulsesUltrastructural studySynapsesClose membrane appositionBulbous protrusionsMembrane appositionAxonsNucleus