Items related to Proceedings of the Taniguchi Symposia on Brain Sciences,...

Proceedings of the Taniguchi Symposia on Brain Sciences, Volume 8: Endogenous Sleep Substances and Sleep Regulation - Hardcover

 
9789067640589: Proceedings of the Taniguchi Symposia on Brain Sciences, Volume 8: Endogenous Sleep Substances and Sleep Regulation
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9067640581 ISBN 13: 9789067640589
Publisher: CRC Press, 1985

Synopsis

This volume provides the first major overview, by eminent authorities on the subject, of recent developments in the field of endogenous substances and their regulation of sleep processes.

The first two sections discuss general aspects of sleep regulation; including an historical overview, the restorative and adaptive functions of sleep, and evolutionary features. The third section contains contributions focussing on circadian rhythms in relation to humoral factors, hormones, neurotransmitters and metabolism.

The sleep substances currently receiving most attention --- delta-sleep-inducing-peptide (DSIP), muramyl peptides, interleukin-1, sleep-promoting substance (SPS) and prostaglandin D2 --- are extensively discussed. Substances that may selectively modulate REM sleep are dealt with in the final section.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Shojiro Inoué, Alexander A. Borbély,

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
1985
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9067640581
ISBN 13 
9789067640589
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
278
Editor
Inoué Shojiro, Borbély Alexander A.