Transport of proteins and ribonacleic acid along nerve axons

Abstract

SUMMARY The distribution of isotope in the sciatic nerve was determined at times up to 22 days after injection of (a) [ 14 C]leucine, or (b) [ 3 H]orotic acid, in the spinal cord of the chicken. The results indicate a distal flow of proteins, RNA precursors and perhaps RNA along the nerve axon.