Paradoxical (REM) sleep genesis by the brainstem is under hypothalamic control

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 786-792

  Luppi, Pierre Hervé ^a,b   Clément, Olivier ^a,b   Fort, Patrice ^a,b  

^a LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROOCULOGRAM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATONIA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PARADOXICAL REM SLEEP; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 84884352397     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.02.006     Document Type: Review

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