2003
Primary cortical motor neurons undergo apoptosis after axotomizing spinal cord injury
Hains B, Black J, Waxman S. Primary cortical motor neurons undergo apoptosis after axotomizing spinal cord injury. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2003, 462: 328-341. PMID: 12794736, DOI: 10.1002/cne.10733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCortical motor neuronsFluoro-GoldCorticospinal tractCord injuryMotor neuronsTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphateAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsRetrograde tracer Fluoro-GoldMale Sprague-Dawley ratsApoptotic cell deathDorsal corticospinal tractPrimary motor cortexTracer Fluoro-GoldSprague-Dawley ratsVoluntary motor controlTUNEL-positive cellsCell deathEvidence of apoptosisSham surgeryDorsal funiculusMotor cortexPyramidal cellsLesion sitePositive cells
1988
Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes
Sims T, Gilmore S, Waxman S. Temporary adhesions between axons and myelin-forming processes. Brain Research 1988, 40: 223-232. DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(88)90134-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchwann cellsSpinal cordMyelin formationIntraspinal Schwann cellsLumbosacral spinal cordSchwann cell processesMyelination of axonsDorsal funiculusGlial populationsNormal animalsGlial processesAxonsJunctional complexesMarked reductionRat undergoesCordMyelinationInitial contactOligodendrocyte processesAxolemmaPresent studyCellsCell processesEarly stagesSequence of events
1986
Effects of delayed myelination by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells on the macromolecular structure of axonal membrane in rat spinal cord
Black J, Waxman S, Sims T, Gilmore S. Effects of delayed myelination by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells on the macromolecular structure of axonal membrane in rat spinal cord. Brain Cell Biology 1986, 15: 745-761. PMID: 3819778, DOI: 10.1007/bf01625192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal funiculusSpinal cordSchwann cellsMyelin sheathAxonal membraneControl spinal cordsLumbosacral spinal cordSchwann cell ensheathmentRat spinal cordThin myelin sheathsDorsal spinal rootsDays of ageVoltage-sensitive sodium channelsSubsequent myelinationSpinal rootsMyelinated fibersLarge axonsCordMyelinationOligodendrocytesFuniculusSodium channelsIMP densityE-face intramembranous particlesInternodal axolemma
1985
Dorsal-ventral differences in the glia limitans of the spinal cord: an ultrastructural study in developing normal and irradiated rats.
Sims T, Gilmore S, Waxman S, Klinge E. Dorsal-ventral differences in the glia limitans of the spinal cord: an ultrastructural study in developing normal and irradiated rats. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 1985, 44: 415-29. PMID: 4009209, DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198507000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbosacral spinal cordGlia limitansDays postnatalSpinal cordSubpial astrocytesRat lumbosacral spinal cordRadial glial processesDorsal-ventral differencesDorsal funiculusNormal ratsVentral surfaceSchwann cellsPostnatal ratsRadial gliaGlial processesRatsAstrocytesCordUltrastructural studyGreater numberLimitansNormal developmentGreater degreeGliaPostnatalMembrane ultrastructure of developing axons in glial cell deficient rat spinal cord
Black J, Sims T, Waxman S, Gilmore S. Membrane ultrastructure of developing axons in glial cell deficient rat spinal cord. Brain Cell Biology 1985, 14: 79-104. PMID: 4009213, DOI: 10.1007/bf01150264.Peer-Reviewed Original Research