Effect of taurine and caffeine on sleep-wake activity in Drosophila melanogaster

Nature and Science of Sleep

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 221-231

  Lin, Fang Ju ^a   Pierce, Michael M ^a   Sehgal, Amita ^b   Wu, Tianyi ^a   Skipper, Daniel C ^a   Chabba, Radhika ^a  

^a Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine (trimethylxanthine); Energy drinks; GABA ( aminobutyric acid); Locomotor activity; Sleep; Taurine (2 aminoethanesulfonic acid)

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054720521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S13034     Document Type: Article

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