1998
Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Waxman S, Greer C, Kocsis J. Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 6176-6185. PMID: 9698311, PMCID: PMC2605360, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06176.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column axonsRat spinal cordSpinal cordRemyelinated axonsDorsal columnsAdult rat spinal cordExtent of remyelinationTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord lesionsCell injection siteQuantitative histological analysisFunctional remyelinationCord lesionsAxonal conductionNeonatal ratsFocal injectionsConduction blockSchwann cellsConduction velocityInjection siteElectrophysiological propertiesAction potentialsAxonsHistological analysisTransplantationResistance to anoxic injury in the dorsal columns of adult rat spinal cord following demyelination
Imaizumi T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Resistance to anoxic injury in the dorsal columns of adult rat spinal cord following demyelination. Brain Research 1998, 779: 292-296. PMID: 9473700, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)01171-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialDorsal columnsSpinal cordAction potentialsWhite matterSpinal cord dorsal columnAdult rat spinal cordAdult spinal cordRat spinal cordMin of reoxygenationAdult white matterAction potential conductionControl ratsFocal demyelinationAnoxic injurySupramaximal stimulationOnset of anoxiaAdult ratsDemyelinationPotential conductionCordX-irradiationRatsGreater recoveryOnset
1994
Type II sodium channels in spinal cord astrocytes in situ: Immunocytochemical observations
Black J, Westenbroek R, Ransom B, Catterall W, Waxman S. Type II sodium channels in spinal cord astrocytes in situ: Immunocytochemical observations. Glia 1994, 12: 219-227. PMID: 7851989, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440120307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult rat spinal cordRat spinal cordOptic nerveSubtype-specific sequencesSpinal cordVentral funiculusSpinal cord white matter tractsSpinal cord white matterSodium channelsSpinal cord astrocytesCord white matterWhite matter tractsType ISodium channel alphaWhite matterAstrocytesNerveImmunocytochemical methodsCordChannel alphaSodium channel IIIsoform expressionDetectable labelingType II sodium channelsImmunocytochemical observations