Effects of alternating 45-min light-dark cycles on sleep in the rat

Autor: Z, Lelkes, G, Benedek, P, Alföldi, J, Hideg
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Acta physiologica Hungarica. 76(3)
ISSN: 0231-424X
Popis: We studied the effect of alternating 45-min light-dark (L-D) cycles on sleep in rats. Introduction of short L-D cycles did not abolish the normal circadian rhythm of sleep-wake activity. The amount of non-REM sleep was however increased in the L and decreased in the D 45-min periods. REM was promoted in the D and inhibited in the L 45-min periods. The influence of L-D or D-L transitions depended on the sleep wake activity immediately before the transition.
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