Effects of cocaine, methamphetamine and modafinil challenge on sleep rebound after paradoxical sleep deprivation in rats

Effects of cocaine, methamphetamine and modafinil challenge on sleep rebound after paradoxical sleep deprivation in rats

Sleep loss is both common and critically relevant to our society and might lead to the abuse of psychostimulants such as amphetamines, cocaine and modafinil. Since psychoactive substance abuse often occurs within a scenario of sleep deficit, the purpose of this investigation was to compare the sleep...

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Main Authors: R.C.S Martins, M.L Andersen, M.C Shih, S Tufik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Sleep deprivation
Sleep
Cocaine
Methamphetamine
Modafinil
Rebound
Dopamine
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000100011

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