Axonal transport in rats rendered paraplegic following a single subarachnoid injection of either batrachotoxin or 6-aminonicotinamide into the spinal cord

Abstract
Batrachotoxin (BTX) or 6-aminonicotinamide (6-AN) when injected into the subarachnoidal space of the lumbar spinal cord block fast axonal transport of 3H-protein in motor nerves. Axonal transport recovers partially within one day after administering BTX while the effect of 6-AN lasts for more than 21 days. These observations are discussed in relation to the onset and recovery of membrane depolarization observed in the extensor muscle.