Why we sleep: A theoretical view of sleep function

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-129

  Krueger, James M ^a   Obál Jr , Ferenc ^b   Fang, Jidong ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brain organizatiion; Growth factors; Neuronal group; Sleep function; Synapses

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

CELL ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033025701     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-0792(99)90019-9     Document Type: Review

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