Researchers have achieved patch-clamp studies of an elusive part of mammalian myelinated nerves called the Nodes of Ranvier. At the nodes, they found unexpected potassium channels that give the ...

On the other hand, despite the molecular similarities between these two neuronal domains, there is one major difference between the AIS and node of Ranvier: clustering of proteins at nodes requires ...

The nodes of Ranvier enable saltatory conduction in axons of the CNS and PNS. Both PNS and CNS nodes consist of three domains: the node, the paranode and the juxtaparanode.

3D reconstruction of electron microscopy images showing a perinodal astrocyte (blue), node of Ranvier (gray), compact myelin (purple), and layers of myelin detaching from the axon (tan).

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Tuning of Ranvier node and internode properties in myelinated axons to adjust action potential timing. Nature Communications , 2015; 6: 8073 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9073 Cite This Page : ...