The role of dorsal raphe nucleus serotonergic and non-serotonergic neurons, and of their receptors, in regulating waking and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 319-327

  Monti, Jaime M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

5 HT receptors; Brain stem; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Laterodorsal and pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei; REM sleep; Serotonin; Sleep; Waking

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CHOLECYSTOKININ; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN; GALANIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUSCIMOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR;

BRAIN CORTEX; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIENCEPHALON; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INNERVATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MESENCEPHALON; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS; WAKEFULNESS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84755161071     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.10.003     Document Type: Review

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