Effects of parenterally administered triazolam on sleep in rats with lesions of the preoptic area

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-86

  Mendelson, Wallace B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Hypothalamus; Medial preoptic area; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

IBOTENIC ACID; TRIAZOLAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IBOTENIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 0031783007     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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