Progesterone induces changes in sleep comparable to those of agonistic GABAa receptor modulators.

Autor: Lancel, Marike, Faulhaber, Johannes
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Zdroj: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism; Oct96, Vol. 34 Issue 4, pE763, 10p, 1 Chart, 29 Graphs
Abstrakt: Investigates the influence of three nonanesthetic doses of progesterone on the amount of time spent in different vigilance states and on sleep state-specific electroencephalogram (EEG) activity in male rats. Indication that hypnotic effects of progesterone are mediated by the action of its neuroactive metabolites on GABA.
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