|
|
Article: Studies from University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department in the area of physiology described.
- Article from:
- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 26, 2008
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
"The effects of hypnotics on sleep-dependent brain plasticity are unknown. We have shown that sleep enhances a canonical model of in vivo cortical plasticity, known as ocular dominance plasticity (ODP)," scientists in the United States report (see also Physiology).
"We investigated the effects of 3 different classes of hypnotics on ODP. Polysomnographic recordings were performed during the entire experiment (20 h). After a baseline sleep/wake recording (6 h), cats received 6 h of monocular deprivation (MD) followed by an i.p. injection of triazolam (1-10 mg/kg i.p.), zolpidem (10 mg/kg i.p.), ramelteon (0.1-1 mg/kg i.p.), or vehicle (DMSO i.p.). They were then ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: University of California, Medical Department ...
Biotech Week;
April 29, 2009 ;
700+ words
... ... University of California, Medical Department. The researchers concluded ... University of California, Medical Department. This article was prepared by Biotech Week editors from staff ... Copyright 2009, Biotech Week via NewsRx.com.
|
|