The neural circuit of orexin (hypocretin): maintaining sleep and wakefulness
The neural circuit of orexin (hypocretin): maintaining sleep and wakefulness
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The neurological condition of narcolepsy, characterized by an orexin (hypocretin) deficiency, has shown that orexins have an important role in regulating sleep and wakefulness and in the maintenance of arousal.
Orexin neurons are activated during wakefulness, whereas during sleep they are inhibited.
Both the orexin 1 and orexin...
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The neural circuit of orexin (hypocretin): maintaining sleep and wakefulness
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69033542
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69033542
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1471-003X,1471-0048
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1471-0048,1469-3178
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10.1038/nrn2092
