Effect of zopiclone and temazepam on sleep EEG parameters, psychomotor and memory functions in healthy elderly volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 384-396

  Hemmeter, U ^a   Muller M ^a   Bischof, R ^a   Annen, B ^a   Holsboer Trachsler, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognitive psychomotor performance; Elderly subjects; GABA A BDZ receptor; Memory; Polysomnography; REM density; Temazepam; Zopiclone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; TEMAZEPAM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0033984035     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050007     Document Type: Article

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