Axon and myelin morphology in animal and human spinal cord

A Saliani, B Perraud, T Duval, N Stikov… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Characterizing precisely the microstructure of axons, their density, size and myelination is of
interest for the neuroscientific community, for example to help maximize the outcome of …

The armadillo: a model for the neuropathy of leprosy and potentially other neurodegenerative diseases

R Sharma, R Lahiri, DM Scollard… - Disease models & …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Leprosy (also known as Hansen's disease) is an infectious peripheral neurological disorder
caused by Mycobacterium leprae that even today leaves millions of individuals worldwide …

AxonDeepSeg: automatic axon and myelin segmentation from microscopy data using convolutional neural networks

A Zaimi, M Wabartha, V Herman, PL Antonsanti… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Segmentation of axon and myelin from microscopy images of the nervous system provides
useful quantitative information about the tissue microstructure, such as axon density and …

The foreign body response to the Utah Slant Electrode Array in the cat sciatic nerve

MB Christensen, SM Pearce, NM Ledbetter, DJ Warren… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
As the field of neuroprosthetic research continues to grow, studies describing the foreign
body reaction surrounding chronic indwelling electrodes or microelectrode arrays will be …

Is multicomponent T2 a good measure of myelin content in peripheral nerve?

S Webb, CA Munro, R Midha… - Magnetic Resonance in …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Multicomponent T2 relaxation of normal and injured rat sciatic nerve was measured. The T2
relaxation was multiexponential, indicating the multicompartmental nature of T2 decay in …

Binary imaging analysis for comprehensive quantitative histomorphometry of peripheral nerve

DA Hunter, A Moradzadeh, EL Whitlock… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2007 - Elsevier
Quantitative histomorphometry is the current gold standard for objective measurement of
nerve architecture and its components. Many methods still in use rely heavily upon manual …

MR properties of excised neural tissue following experimentally induced inflammation

GJ Stanisz, S Webb, CA Munro, T Pun… - … in Medicine: An …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in the MR parameters of inflamed neural tissue were measured in vitro.
Tumor necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) was injected into rat sciatic nerves to induce …

MR properties of excised neural tissue following experimentally induced demyelination

EE Odrobina, TYJ Lam, T Pun, R Midha… - NMR in …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in the magnetic resonance (MR) parameters of demyelinated neural
tissue were measured in vitro using an experimental animal model. A tellurium (Te) diet was …

On sampling and sampling errors in histomorphometry of peripheral nerve fibers

S Geuna, D Gigo‐Benato… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Histomorphometrical assessment of regenerated peripheral nerves is a very common goal
of many studies in experimental microsurgery. In this paper, the main critical issues in nerve …

Scaling of sensorimotor control in terrestrial mammals

HL More, JR Hutchinson, DF Collins… - … of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sensorimotor control is greatly affected by two factors—the time it takes for an animal to
sense and respond to stimuli (responsiveness), and the ability of an animal to distinguish …