Rates of cerebral protein synthesis are linked to slow wave sleep in the rat

Ramm, Peter; Smith, Carlyle T.

doi:10.1016/0031-9384(90)90220-x

Rates of cerebral protein synthesis are linked to slow wave sleep in the rat

Using L-[1-14C]leucine autoradiography, rates of cerebral and local cerebral protein synthesis were studied during wakefulness, slow wave sleep (SWS) and REM sleep in the rat. In the cerebrum as a whole, the rate at which labelled leucine was incorporated into tissues was positively correlated wi…