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The hypocretins (orexins) mediate the “phasic” components of REM sleep: A new hypothesis

In 1998, a group of phenotypically distinct neurons were discovered in the postero-lateral hypothalamus which contained the neuropeptides hypocretin 1 and hypocretin 2 (also called orexin A and orexin B), which are excitatory neuromodulators. Hypocretinergic neurons project throughout the central ne...

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Auteurs principaux: Pablo Torterolo, Michael H. Chase
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-01-01
Collection:Sleep Science
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Accès en ligne:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0046-1824477
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