Why the medial preoptic area is important for sleep regulation

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-149

  Kumar, Velayudhan Mohan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Body temperature; EEG; Inter relationship; Lesion; Medial preoptic area; REM sleep; Sleep; Slow wave sleep; Stimulation; Thermoregulation; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBACHOL; CLONIDINE; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; YOHIMBINE;

BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREOPTIC AREA; SLEEP;

EID: 1842471970     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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