Intranasal administration of oxytocin alters sleep architecture

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-75

  Braga, Radu I ^a   Panaitescu, Anca ^a   Bǎdescu, Silvia ^a   Zǎgrean, Ana Maria ^a   Zǎgrean, Leon ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

human; intranasal; oxytocin; sleep

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

DRUG; HEALTH CARE; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP STAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890555902     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2013.797641     Document Type: Article

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