title: Myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG) in Wallerian degeneration of the optic nerve.
abstract: The content of myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG) was studied in the rabbit optic nerves undergoing Wallerian degeneration after ophthalmectomy . MAG was estimated according to the method described by Matthieu and Quarles (1973). The results of the studies demonstrated only negligible changes in the content of MAG in the course of central Wallerian degeneration. These experiments do not support the assumption that the periaxionally localized MAG of the central myelin is as a rule seriously involved in subcellular mechanisms functioning in early stages of central demyelinating processes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000032:analysis*; D011817:Rabbits; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration
chemical_list: D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein