Possible involvement of an endogenous benzodiazepine receptor ligand of the inverse agonist type in the regulation of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep: An hypothesis

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-44

  Wichlinski, Lawrence J ^a  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; anxiety dream; benzodiazepine; beta carboline 3 carboxylate; dream anxiety attack; inverse agonist; night terror; nightmare; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; FLUMAZENIL; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DREAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEAR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; REM SLEEP; SLEEP PARAMETERS;

EID: 0029917767     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(95)00288-X     Document Type: Review

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