Influence of zopiclone, a new generation hypnotic, on the intermediate stage and paradoxical sleep in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-143

  Gauthier, Pierre ^a   Arnaud, Christian ^a   Stutzmann, Jean Marie ^b   Gottesmann, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b Biology Department   (France)

Author keywords

Hypnotic; Intermediate stage; Paradoxical sleep; Rat; Spindle; Theta rhythm; Zopiclone

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC AGENT; ZOPICLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP STAGE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THETA RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PIPERAZINES; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0030901061     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050221     Document Type: Article

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