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Selective suppression of rapid eye movement sleep (REM) by fusaric acid, an inhibitor of dopamine-β-oxidase

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L'administration d'acide fusarique, un inhibiteur de la dopamine-β-oxidase, a supprimé électivement le sommeil REM, sans influence significative sur le sommeil lent. Le rôle de noradrénaline dans le mécanisme central du sommeil REM est discuté.

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  1. Department of Physiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, 2-11, Suemori-dori, Chikusa-ku, 464, Nagoya, Japan

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Satoh, T., Tanaka, R. Selective suppression of rapid eye movement sleep (REM) by fusaric acid, an inhibitor of dopamine-β-oxidase. Experientia 29, 177–178 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945459

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