Sleep-inducing effects of adenosine microinjections into the medial preoptic area are blocked by flumazenil

Brain Research

Volumn 852, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 479-481

  Mendelson, Wallace B ^a  

^a Surg Elec Comp Eng Univ I   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Benzodiazepine receptor; Flumazenil; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP INDUCTION;

ADENOSINE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SLEEP;

EID: 0033986389     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02204-0     Document Type: Article

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