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  • 81PDE4 inhibitor — Piclamilast, a common PDE4 inhibitor A phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor, commonly referred to as a PDE4 inhibitor, is a drug used to block the degradative action of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). It is a… …

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  • 82Medicina del sueño — Ejemplo de un diario de sueño. La medicina del sueño es una subespecialidad médica que se dedica al diagnóstico y tratamiento de los trastornos del sueño. Desde mediados del siglo XX, las investigaciones han generado conocimientos, respuestas y… …

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  • 83Nathaniel Kleitman — (* 26. April 1895 in Chișinău; † 13. August 1999 in Los Angeles) war ein US amerikanischer Schlafforscher. Kleitman wurde in Russland (im heutigen Moldawien) geboren und wanderte 1915 in die USA ein. 1918 wurde er US Staatsbürger. Er studierte am …

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  • 84daydream —    Also referred to as waking fantasy, oneirism, and reverie. The term daydream tends to be used quite loosely to denote a fantasy or memory played out in the imagination. Daydreams generally consist of imagined or remembered scenes or… …

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  • 85hypnagogic hallucination —    Also known as hypnagogic imagery, hypnagogic reverie, hypnagogic illusion, hypnagogic visualization, presomnal sensation, predormital hallucination, anthypnic sensation, oneirogagic image, phantasma, vision of half sleep, and faces in the dark …

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  • 86reticular activating system — n a part of the reticular formation that extends from the brain stem to the midbrain and thalamus with connections distributed throughout the cerebral cortex and that controls the degree of activity of the central nervous system (as in… …

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  • 87agrypnotic — agryp·not·ic (ă″grip notґik) [Gr. agrypnos sleepless] 1. promoting wakefulness. 2. an agent that promotes wakefulness …

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  • 88sleep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slumber, somnolence, nap, doze, drowse, rest, repose; coma; hypnosis. v. i. slumber, repose, doze, nap; be dead or dormant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, doze, nap, rest, repose, sound sleep, deep… …

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  • 89vigil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. watch, surveillance; wake; wakefulness. See care, attention, activity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. watch, wakefulness, sleeplessness, sentry duty, wake; see also watchfulness . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 90Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …

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