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Ranvier's Nodes

Known as: Nodes, Ranvier's, Ranvier node, Nodes of Ranvier 
Regularly spaced gaps in the myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. Ranvier's nodes allow saltatory conduction, that is, jumping of impulses from node… 
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AxonMyelinMyelin Sheathmain axon
MicrobiologicalMyelinated nerve fiberProcess of secretionaspects of radiation effects
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Axonal Membranes and Their Domains: Assembly and Function of the Axon Initial Segment and Node of Ranvier
Neurons are highly specialized cells of the nervous system that receive, process and transmit electrical signals critical for… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Ultrastructural anatomy of nodes of Ranvier in the peripheral nervous system as revealed by STED microscopy
Significance In vertebrates, the action potential travels along myelin-coated electrically isolated axons and is regenerated at… 
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Tuning of Ranvier node and internode properties in myelinated axons to adjust action potential timing
Action potential timing is fundamental to information processing; however, its determinants are not fully understood. Here we… 
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Neuro-glial interactions at the nodes of Ranvier: implication in health and diseases
Specific cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are dedicated to the formation of axo-glial contacts at the nodes of Ranvier of… 
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Versican V2 Assembles the Extracellular Matrix Surrounding the Nodes of Ranvier in the CNS
The CNS-restricted versican splice-variant V2 is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan incorporated in the extracellular… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cleavage and Oligomerization of Gliomedin, a Transmembrane Collagen Required for Node of Ranvier Formation*
Gliomedin, which has been implicated as a major player in genesis of the nodes of Ranvier, contains two collagenous domains and… 
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
βIVΣ1 spectrin stabilizes the nodes of Ranvier and axon initial segments
Saltatory electric conduction requires clustered voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) at axon initial segments (AIS) and nodes… 
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
βIV-spectrin regulates sodium channel clustering through ankyrin-G at axon initial segments and nodes of Ranvier
β-Spectrin and ankyrin are major components of the membrane cytoskeleton. We have generated mice carrying a null mutation in the… 
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Sodium channel Na(v)1.6 is localized at nodes of ranvier, dendrites, and synapses.
Voltage-gated sodium channels perform critical roles for electrical signaling in the nervous system by generating action… 
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Immuno-ultrastructural localization of sodium channels at nodes of Ranvier and perinodal astrocytes in rat optic nerve
Immuno-electron microscopic localization of sodium channels at nodes of Ranvier within adult optic nerve was demonstrated with… 
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