Sleep-wake states and cortical synchronization control by pregnenolone sulfate into the pedunculopontine nucleus

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 742-747

  Darbra, Sonia ^a   George, Olivier ^b   Bouyer, Jean Jacques ^b   Piazza, Pier Vincenzo ^b   Le Moal, Michel ^b   Mayo, Willy ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Neurosteroids; PPT; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE NUCLEUS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; RETICULAR FORMATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW BRAIN WAVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SLEEP STAGES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 2542451867     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20074     Document Type: Article

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