The role of thyroid hormone in sleep deprivation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 350-355

  Pereira, José Carlos ^a   Andersen, Mônica Levy ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE JUNDIAÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84893941896     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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