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
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