Locus coeruleus neurons: Cessation of activity during cataplexy

Neuroscience

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1389-1399

  Wu, M F ^a   Gulyani, S A ^b   Yau, E ^b   Mignot, E ^c   Phan, B ^b   Siegel, J M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Cataplexy; Locus coeruleus; Narcolepsy; Neuronal activity; Sleep

Indexed keywords

PHYSOSTIGMINE; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; FACILITATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE TONE; NARCOLEPSY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAKEFULNESS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CATAPLEXY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LOCUS COERULEUS; NEURONS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PRAZOSIN; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0032951843     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00600-9     Document Type: Article

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