Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide excites medial pontine reticular formation neurons in the brainstem rapid eye movement sleep-induction zone

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4073-4081

  Kohlmeier, Kristi A ^a,b   Reiner, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbachol; Medial pontine reticular formation; Peptides; Pons; Rat; REM sleep; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0033562381     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-10-04073.1999     Document Type: Article

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