Effect of light intensity on diurnal sleep-wake distribution in young and old rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1993, Pages 157-162

  Witting, Wil ^a   Mirmiran, Majid ^a   Bos, Nico P A ^a   Swaab, Dick F ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Circadian rhythms; Light therapy; Rat; Sleep wakefulness

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0027523957     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(93)90053-E     Document Type: Article

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