Differential effects of lorazepam on sleep and activity in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ strain mice

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-373

  Tang, Xiangdong ^a,b   Yang, Linghui ^b   Fishback, Nancy F ^b   Sanford, Larry D ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Benzodiazepine; Lorazepam; Mouse strains; Sleep

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69049093015     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2009.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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