Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 297-304 , February 2010

Ghrelin increases slow wave sleep and stage 2 sleep and decreases stage 1 sleep and REM sleep in elderly men but does not affect sleep in elderly women

Received 29 April 2009 ,Revised 26 June 2009 ,Accepted 9 July 2009.

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