Pontine cholinergic neurons show Fos-like immunoreactivity associated with cholinergically induced REM sleep

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-84

  Shiromani, Priyattam J ^a   Winston, Stuart ^a   McCarley, Robert W ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Brainstem; c fos; Immediate early genes; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; DRUG VEHICLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP INDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0029891777     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(95)00325-M     Document Type: Article

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