THE FREE-RADICAL FLUX THEORY OF SLEEP

被引：174

作者：

REIMUND, E

机构：

[1] Texas Tech Medical School, Department of Pathology, Lubbock, TX 79430

来源：

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES | 1994年 / 43卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/0306-9877(94)90071-X

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

A theory of sleep is proposed in which cerebral free radicals accumulate during wakefulness and are removed during sleep. Removal of excess free radicals during sleep is accomplished by decreased rate of formation of free radicals, and increased efficiency of endogenous antioxidant mechanisms. Thus, sleep functions essentially as an antioxidant for the brain.

引用

页码：231 / 233

页数：3

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