Comparison of the effects of clonidine and yohimbine on spontaneous pupillary fluctuations in healthy human volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-89

  Phillips, M A ^a   Szabadi, E ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Alertness; Clonidine; Human volunteers; Pupillographic sleepiness test; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOGRAPHY; SOMNOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; HUMANS; MALE; MYDRIATICS; PUPIL; SALIVATION; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0034120601     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130000398     Document Type: Article

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