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Neurochemical aspects of sleep regulation with specific focus on slow-wave sleep

Pierre-Hervé Luppi University of Lyon; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Physiologie et Physiopathologie du Cycle Veille-Sommeil; Institut Fédératif des Neurosciences (IFNL), Lyon, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4-8 | Published online: 31 May 2010

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