Narcolepsy: Neural Mechanisms of Sleepiness and Cataplexy

Overview

Journal J Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2012 Sep 8

PMID 22956821

Citations 47

Authors

Christian R Burgess

Thomas E Scammell

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