Is low histamine a fundamental cause of sleepiness in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia?

Sleep

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-134

  Scammell, Thomas E ^a   Mochizuki, Takatoshi ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; OREXIN;

BRAIN; CATAPLEXY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NARCOLEPSY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 62549155761     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.2.133     Document Type: Note

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