Novel biochemical manipulation of brain serotonin reveals a role of serotonin in the circadian rhythm of sleep-wake cycles

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1762-1770

  Nakamaru Ogiso, Eiko ^a,b   Miyamoto, Hiroyuki ^a,c   Hamada, Kozo ^a,d   Tsukada, Koji ^a,e   Takai, Katsuji ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal model; Circadian rhythm; Depression; Serotonin; Sleep; Tryptophan depletion

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; HEMOPROTEIN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN SIDE CHAIN OXIDASE I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TURNOVER TIME; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 84861839330     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08077.x     Document Type: Article

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