Retrograde effects of triazolam and zolpidem on sleep-dependent motor learning in humans

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1 PART. 2, 2010, Pages 157-164

  Morgan, Peter T ^a   Kehne, John H ^b   Sprenger, Ken J ^b   Malison, Robert T ^a  

^a Yale University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NEUROGEN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Sleep; Sleep dependent learning; Triazolam; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME;

ADULT; AROUSAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PYRIDINES; REACTION TIME; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 77950667961     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2009.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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