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Lack of delta waves and sleep disturbances during non-rapid eye movement sleep in mice lacking alpha1G-subunit of T-type calcium channels.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Dec 2004
Lee Jungryun, Kim Daesoo, Shin Hee-Sup
Abstract excerpt
T-type calcium channels have been implicated as a pacemaker for brain rhythms during sleep but their contribution to behavioral states of sleep has been relatively uncertain. Here, we found that mice lacking alpha1(G) T-type Ca(2+) channels showed a loss of the thalamic delta (1-4 Hz) waves and a...
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