Orexin/hypocretin: Wired for wakefulness

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Mochizuki, Takatoshi ^a   Scammell, Thomas E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0037700502     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00474-3     Document Type: Review

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