The ascending reticular activating system - From aminergic neurons to nitric oxide

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Vincent, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascending reticular activating system; Brain; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUBSTANCE P;

BEHAVIOR; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RETICULAR FORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLIC GMP; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; RETICULAR FORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP; THALAMUS;

EID: 0034000999     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(99)00048-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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