The sleep switch: hypothalamic control of sleep and wakefulness

@article{Saper2001TheSS,
  title={The sleep switch: hypothalamic control of sleep and wakefulness},
  author={Clifford B. Saper and Thomas C. Chou and Thomas E. Scammell},
  journal={Trends in Neurosciences},
  year={2001},
  volume={24},
  pages={726-731}
}
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