Orexin and Sleep Molecular, Functional and Clinical Aspects /

This volume is intended for neuropharmacologists, psychopharmacologists, pharmacologists, pharmacists, sleep researchers, translational neuroscience researchers, and other basic researchers and clinical scientists interested in an interdisciplinary approach to sleep medicine. The level of the book i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sakurai, Takeshi (Editor ), Pandi-Perumal, S.R (Editor ), Monti, Jaime M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Pharmacology.
Neurochemistry.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Neurology .
Psychiatry.
Biomedical Research.
Neurology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History of Orexin Research
  • The Hypocretin Story
  • Input and output systems of orexin neurons
  • Physiological roles of orexin receptors on sleep/wakefulness regulation
  • Orexin receptor functions in the ascending arousal system (Folder name - Leonard)
  • Elucidation of neuronal circuitry involved in the regulation of sleep/wakefulness using optogenetics (Folder name - Yamanaka)
  • Modulation of thalamocortical pathways by orexins
  • Orexins, Alcohol and Sleep Homeostasis
  • Orexin induced modulation of REM sleep and its loss associated patho-physiological changes are mediated through locus coeruleus
  • Role of orexin on sleep: interactions with other neurotransmitter systems.

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