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Sleep spindle frequency changes during the menstrual cycle

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ISHIZUKA, YOSHIKAZU, POLLAK, CHARLES P., SHIRAKAWA, SHUICHIRO, KAKUMA, TATSUYUKI, AZUMI, KAZUO, USUI, AKIRA, SHIRAISHI, KOUICHI, FUKUZAWA, HITOSHI +1 more·1994·Journal of Sleep Research

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SUMMARY Five healthy adult women aged 20 to 28 had 12–15 polysomnographic recordings, as well as daily basal body temperature and multiple LH, FSH, estrogen and progesterone measurements taken during a single menstrual cycle. Sleep stages were scored both visually and with a spindle and delta‐wave, real‐time, automatic analysing system. A cubic growth‐curve model showed that the frequency of sleep spindles changed markedly over the menstrual cycle: spindle frequency was lowest about 18 days before onset of menses and highest 3 days before onset of menses. Slow waves did not change. The percentages of Stage 1 and REM sleep showed small changes during the menstrual cycle, and other parameters of visually scored sleep showed no tendency to change. Spindle frequency may reflect the effects of sex hormones on the reticular thalamic nucleus and may be a quantitative marker of premenstrual sleep disturbances.

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ISHIZUKA, Y., POLLAK, C. P., SHIRAKAWA, S., KAKUMA, T., AZUMI, K., USUI, A., SHIRAISHI, K., FUKUZAWA, H., & KARIYA, T.
Affiliations
  • University of Yamanashi (JP)
  • Cornell University (US)
  • National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (JP)
  • Tokyo Kasei University (JP)
Corresponding author
ISHIZUKA, YOSHIKAZU
Venue
Journal of Sleep Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1994-03
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
26-29
ISSN
  • 0962-1105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2869
OpenAlex
W2079079610
Cited by
77
References
18
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FWCI
1.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Sleep Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
sleep spindles, menstrual cycle, spindle frequency, sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, basal body temperature, thalamic reticular nucleus, REM sleep, slow waves, sleep stages

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