Depression of spinal sensory transmission during REM sleep: Dopaminergic involvement and insights into restless legs syndrome. Focus on "state-dependent changes in glutamate, glycine, GABA, and dopamine levels in cat lumbar spinal cord"

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 549-550

  Hochman, Shawn ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

CAT; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL NERVE; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP, REM; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 55249104057     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90510.2008     Document Type: Editorial

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