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Sleep and cardiovascular phenotype in middle-aged hypocretin-deficient narcoleptic mice.
Journal of sleep research - 1 Feb 2014
Silvani Alessandro, Bastianini Stefano, Berteotti Chiara, Cenacchi Giovanna, Leone Ornella, Lo Martire Viviana, Papa Valentina, Zoccoli Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) is a lifelong disorder caused by loss of hypothalamic hypocretin/orexin (HCRT) neurones, often starting in childhood. NC patients show altered control of heart rate (HR) and a normotensive non-dipper blood pressure (BP) profile, but the natural history and prognostic significance of these alterations remain unclear. Similar alterations have been observed in HCRT-ataxin-3 transgenic...
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