Localization of muscarinic receptor subtypes in brain stem areas regulating sleep
Baghdoyan H, Mallios V, Duckrow R, Mash D. Localization of muscarinic receptor subtypes in brain stem areas regulating sleep. Neuroreport 1994, 5: 1631-1634. PMID: 7819535, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199408150-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain StemCatsN-MethylscopolamineParasympatholyticsPirenzepineReceptors, MuscarinicScopolamine DerivativesSleep, REMConceptsREM sleep generationBrain stem areasSleep generationMAChR subtypesBrain stemRapid eye movement (REM) sleepMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptor subtypesEye movement sleepPontine brain stemDorsal rapheCholinergic receptorsMovement sleepLocus coeruleusReceptor subtypesReticular formationRadioligand bindingSubtypesAutoradiographic techniquesVivo studiesSleepStem areasGreater levelsCoeruleusRaphe