title: Lipid synthesis in peripheral nerve from alloxan diabetic rats.
abstract: Decreased conduction velocity in the peripheral nerves of rats is noted after induction of diabetes. The slowing of nerve conduction is accompanied by a decrease in the in vitro incorporation of radioactive precursors into some of the myelin lipids isolated from nerve segments. Cerebroside synthesis is more depressed than that of any other fraction. A change in the type of cerebrosides synthesized is seen with a pronounced decrease in the rate of incorporation of saturated fatty acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Eliasson