CSF Levels of Hypocretin-1 (Orexin-A) Peak during Early Infancy in Humans.
Summary of "CSF Levels of Hypocretin-1 (Orexin-A) Peak during Early Infancy in Humans."
Hypocretin (orexin) is a unique neuropeptide involved in the consolidation of wakefulness and sleep. Although hypocretin-1 levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are stable after infancy, how levels change in preterm and term human infants is unknown.
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Name: Sleep
ISSN: 1550-9109
Pages: 187-91
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22294808
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1618
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