title: Velocity of axonal transport of phospholipid in rat sciatic nerve.
abstract: The difficulties involved in measuring axonal transport velocity for phospholipid in mammalian axons have been overcome by using a reversible local cold-block technique which causes a local accumulation of labeled phospholipid in rat sciatic nerve that follows injection of [methyl 3H]choline chloride into the L5 dorsal root ganglion. On rewarming the nerve a distinct front of [3H]-activity moves distally from the cold-block site at 17.8 mm X h-1, a velocity not significantly different from that previously determined for protein. This observation provides further support for the hypothesis that fast axonal transport conveys membranes assembled in the cell body.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids