1993
Increased spike‐frequency adaptation and tea sensitivity in dorsal root fibers after sciatic nerve injury
Utzschneider D, Bhisitkhul R, Kocsis J. Increased spike‐frequency adaptation and tea sensitivity in dorsal root fibers after sciatic nerve injury. Muscle & Nerve 1993, 16: 958-963. PMID: 8355727, DOI: 10.1002/mus.880160912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialDorsal root axonsNerve injuryDorsal rootsPotassium channel blockerAction potentialsSciatic nerveChannel blockersSpike adaptationSciatic nerve injuryPeripheral nerve injurySucrose gap chamberBrief tetanic stimulationDorsal root fibersWhole nerve recordingsSpike frequency adaptationTransection groupBurst dischargesTetanic stimulationNerve recordingsControl groupInjuryRoot fibersBurst responseNerve
1989
Pharmacological sensitivities of two afterhyperpolarizations in rat optic nerve
Gordon T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Pharmacological sensitivities of two afterhyperpolarizations in rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1989, 502: 252-257. PMID: 2555026, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)90620-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveOptic nerveEarly afterhyperpolarizationPharmacological sensitivityAction potentialsPeak latencyAction potential broadeningConstant current depolarizationSucrose gap chamberPotassium channel blockerLate afterhyperpolarizationChannel blockersRepetitive stimulationAfterhyperpolarizationNervePotassium conductanceSucrose gapTetraethylammoniumPotential broadeningCurrent depolarizationDepolarizationDurationApaminBlockersCharybdotoxin
1986
Action potential characteristics of demyelinated rat sciatic nerve following application of 4-aminopyridine
Targ E, Kocsis J. Action potential characteristics of demyelinated rat sciatic nerve following application of 4-aminopyridine. Brain Research 1986, 363: 1-9. PMID: 3004637, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(86)90652-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsSciatic nerveFrequency-following abilityMultiple spike dischargesSite of demyelinationCompound action potentialPotassium channel blockerRat sciatic nerveAction potential characteristicsVariety of abnormalitiesAbsolute refractory periodExcitability changesPharmacological blockadeSpontaneous firingDemyelinated axonsChannel blockersConduction slowingConduction blockSpike dischargesLesion siteRefractory periodExcitability propertiesClinical useAxonsPotassium channels