Daytime melatonin infusions induce sleep in pigeons without altering subsequent amounts of nocturnal sleep

Daily infusions of melatonin restore sleep suppressed by continuous bright light in pigeons. To test whether melatonin could also induce sleep in pigeons on a 12:12 h light-dark cycle (LD), pigeons received 12-h intravenous melatonin infusions during the day. Melatonin induced sleep during the day,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroscience letters 1998-12, Vol.258 (2), p.61-64
Hauptverfasser:	Mintz, Eric M, Phillips, Nathan H, Berger, Ralph J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activity Cycles - drug effects Animals Arousal - drug effects Arousal state Biological and medical sciences Body temperature Body Temperature - drug effects Circadian Rhythm - drug effects Columbidae Drinking - drug effects Drug Administration Schedule Eating - drug effects Electroencephalography Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Infusions, Intravenous Light Melatonin Melatonin - administration & dosage Melatonin - pharmacology Photoperiod Pigeon Sleep Sleep - drug effects Sleep - physiology Sleep. Vigilance Time Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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