Goldstein R, Psatta D
C. I. Parhon Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania.
Endocrinologie. 1987 Jul-Sep;25(3):141-3.
Extremely small amounts (10(-4) pg) of synthetic arginine vasotocin (AVT) injected into the pineal recess of unanesthetized cats induced a continuous NREM sleep for about 60 minute and completely suppressed REM sleep for about 5 hours. The reappearance of the REM sleep following AVT administration occurred with a marked rebound, lasting for more than one hour. Since neither vasopressin nor oxytocin, at the same doses, were able to affect significantly the REM sleep, it is concluded that AVT is specifically involved in the modulation and/or circadian organization of the REM sleep.
向未麻醉的猫的松果体隐窝注射极少量（10(-4)皮克）的合成精氨酸血管加压素（AVT），可诱导约60分钟的持续非快速眼动睡眠，并完全抑制约5小时的快速眼动睡眠。注射AVT后快速眼动睡眠的再次出现伴随着明显的反跳，持续超过一小时。由于相同剂量的血管加压素和催产素均不能显著影响快速眼动睡眠，因此得出结论，AVT特别参与快速眼动睡眠的调节和/或昼夜节律组织。
