Pavel S, Goldstein R, Popoviciu L, Corfariu O, Földes A, Farkas E
Waking Sleeping. 1979 Sep-Dec;3(4):347-52.
Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of seven healthy male volunteers contains detectable levels of arginine vasotocin (AVT) when CSF was removed after awakening from rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. No detectable levels of AVT were found in the CSF of the same subjects when CSF WAS removed after awakening from non rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. The amount of AVT detected in CSF after REM sleep was significantly higher if the subjects experienced vivid and emotive dreams. The present results provide the first evidence for a REM sleep dependent release of AVT into CSF of man.
七名健康男性志愿者的腰椎脑脊液（CSF）在快速眼动（REM）睡眠后醒来时抽取，其中含有可检测水平的精氨酸加压素（AVT）。当在非快速眼动（NREM）睡眠后醒来时抽取同一受试者的脑脊液时，未发现可检测水平的AVT。如果受试者经历了生动且情绪化的梦境，REM睡眠后在脑脊液中检测到的AVT量显著更高。目前的结果为AVT在人睡眠中依赖REM睡眠释放到脑脊液中提供了首个证据。
