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  • Title: Effects of cold adaptation and starvation on sciatic nerve fibers in the frog.
    Author: Friede RL, Bardosi A, Wegener G.
    Journal: Exp Neurol; 1985 Nov; 90(2):434-43. PubMed ID: 3876948.
    Abstract:
    The conditions under which frogs are kept prior to experimentation were found to have a measurable effect on peripheral nerve structure. Frogs kept for 12 weeks at 4 degree C had markedly shrunken sciatic nerve fibers compared with frogs kept at 19 degrees C. Intermediate fiber shrinkage was found for frogs kept at 19 degrees C without feeding. Counts of neurofilaments and microtubules showed that fiber shrinkage was from a preferential loss of filaments, indicating cold- or starvation-induced atrophy of the axon's cyto-skeleton. This effect, however, was superimposed with additional osmotic axonal shrinkage, causing filament densities to increase per area. There were no changes in myelin sheath thickness due to cold adaptation or fasting.
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