Alpha-1 adrenergic receptors in the medial preoptic area are involved in the induction of sleep

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1095-1102

  Kumar, Velayudhan Mohan ^a   Vetrivelan, Ramalingam ^a   Mallick, Hruda Nanda ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 adrenergic receptors; Body temperature; Noradrenaline; Preoptic area; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL DESTRUCTION; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; METHODOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE LESION; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STIMULATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; FEMALE; MALE; METHOXAMINE; MICROINJECTIONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SLEEP; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748126774     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9109-8     Document Type: Review

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