Effects of valerian extract on the sleep-wake cycle in sleep-disturbed rats

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 89-92

  Shinomiya, Kazuaki ^a   Fujimura, Katsuyuki ^b   Kim, Yonsu ^b   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delta activity; Insomnia; Sleep latency; Sleep quality; Sleep disturbed model; Valerian

Indexed keywords

VALERIAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; DELTA RHYTHM; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM; VALERIAN; WAKEFULNESS;

VALERIANA;

EID: 21644432648     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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