A dynamic x-ray diffraction study of anesthesia  action. Thickening of the myelin membrane by n-pentane.
The structural changes induced in the myelin sheath by n-pentane nerve impulse blockage were studied by small-angle X-ray diffraction using a linear position-sensitive detector. The results show that the thickness of the myelin period lattice increases from 170 to 180 A during n-pentane treatment.
D000777:Anesthetics; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010420:Pentanes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011894:Rana pipiens; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D000777:Anesthetics; D010420:Pentanes