Systemic injection of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor suppresses sleep responses to sleep deprivation in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 4 47-4, 2000, Pages

  Ribeiro, Ana Cristina ^a   Gilligan, John G ^a   Kapás, Levente ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Fast Fourier analysis; N nitro L arginine methyl ester; Rapid eye movement sleep; Slow wave activity

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLOW BRAIN WAVE;

EID: 0034004684     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.4.r1048     Document Type: Article

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