作者: J. E. Sherin , P. J. Shiromani , R. W. McCarley , C. B. Saper
DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.271.5246.216
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摘要: The rostral hypothalamus and adjacent basal forebrain participate in the generation of sleep, but neuronal circuitry involved this process remains poorly characterized. Immunocytochemistry was used to identify FOS protein, an immediate-early gene product, a group ventrolateral preoptic neurons that is specifically activated during sleep. retrograde tracer cholera toxin B, combination with immunocytochemistry, show sleep-activated innervate tuberomammillary nucleus, posterior hypothalamic cell thought modulation arousal. This monosynaptic pathway may play key role determining sleep-wake states.