Hypnotic and hypothermic effects of melatonin on daytime sleep in humans: Lack of antagonism by flumazenil

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 123-126

  Nave, Rachel ^a   Herer, Paula ^a   Haimov, Iris ^a   Shlitner, Arie ^a   Lavie, Peretz ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

EEG spectral density; Flumazenil; Hypnotic effects; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP;

EID: 0030598942     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12899-8     Document Type: Article

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