Neuropeptides
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 241-246 , June 2010

Wake promoting effects of cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART)

  • Glenda L. Keating

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Suite 6000, WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 404 727 3305; fax: +1 404 727 3157.
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  • Michael J. Kuhar

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience Division, Yerkes Primate Research Center of Emory University, 954 Gatewood Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, United States
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  • Donald L. Bliwise

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Suite 6000, WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
    • ,
  • David B. Rye

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Suite 6000, WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States

Received 14 August 2009 ,Accepted 19 December 2009.

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☆ This research was supported by NIH NS055015, RR00165, DA00418 and DA10732.

PII: S0143-4179(09)00152-8

doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2009.12.013

Neuropeptides
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 241-246 , June 2010

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