@article{ref1,
title="Sleep deprivation has a neuroprotective role in a traumatic brain injury of the rat",
journal="Neuroscience letters",
year="2012",
author="Martinez-Vargas, Marina and Rojo, Francisco Estrada and Tabla-Ramon, Erika and Navarro-Argüelles, Hilda and Ortiz-Lailzon, Nathan and Hernández-Chávez, Alejandro and Solis, Barbara and Tapia, Ricardo Martínez and Arredondo, Adan Perez and Morales-Gomez, Julio and Gonzalez-Rivera, Ruben and Nava-Talavera, K. and Navarro, Luz",
volume="529",
number="2",
pages="118-122",
abstract="During the process of a brain injury, responses to produce damage and cell death are activated, but self-protective responses that attempt to maintain the integrity and functionality of the brain are also activated. We have previously reported that the recovery from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is better in rats if it occurs during the dark phase of the diurnal cycle when rats are in the waking period. This suggests that wakefulness causes a neuroprotective role in this type of injury. Here we report that 24 h of total sleep deprivation after a TBI reduces the morphological damage and enhances the recovery of the rats, as seen on a neurobiological scale.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-3940",
doi="10.1016/j.neulet.2012.09.037",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2012.09.037"
}