α-Adrenergic Receptor Function, Arousal and Sleep: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Pharmacopsychiatry

• Publication date

  2012-01-30

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1055/s-0031-1299728PMID 22290201
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