Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4314107 | Behavioural Brain Research | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This study tested whether the duration of microarousals from sleep evoked by innocuous air-puff is affected by intra-RVM administration of neurotensin and bicuculline, pharmacological manipulations that affect on and off cell activity. Air-puff evoked microarousal duration was unaffected by 0.05 ng neurotensin, but decreased by 502 ng neurotensin, and 5 and 50 ng bicuculline. These results suggest a putative role for off cells in protecting sleep from interruption by non-noxious stimuli.
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Authors
H. Foo, Katherine Crabtree, Peggy Mason,