Orexin and Sleep : Molecular, Functional and Clinical Aspects /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sakurai, Takeshi. (Editor), Pandi-Perumal, S.R. (Editor), Monti, Jaime M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • History of Orexin Research
  • The Hypocretin Story
  • Input and output systems of orexin neurons
  • Physiological roles of orexin receptors on sleep/wakefulness regulation
  • Orexin receptor functions in the ascending arousal system (Folder name - Leonard)
  • Elucidation of neuronal circuitry involved in the regulation of sleep/wakefulness using optogenetics (Folder name - Yamanaka)
  • Modulation of thalamocortical pathways by orexins
  • Orexins, Alcohol and Sleep Homeostasis
  • Orexin induced modulation of REM sleep and its loss associated patho-physiological changes are mediated through locus coeruleus
  • Role of orexin on sleep: interactions with other neurotransmitter systems.