More sleep will bring more serotonin and less suicide in Japan

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 340-

  Kohyama, Jun ^a  

^a TOKYO BAY URAYASU ICHIKAWA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ALERTNESS; BREATHING; FATIGUE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LETTER; MALAISE; MASTICATION; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SLEEP; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WALKING;

EID: 77955579008     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.03.035     Document Type: Letter

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