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. 2009 Feb;32(2):133-4.
doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.2.133.

Is low histamine a fundamental cause of sleepiness in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia?

Thomas E Scammell  1 , Takatoshi Mochizuki
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Is low histamine a fundamental cause of sleepiness in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia?

Thomas E Scammell et al. Sleep. 2009 Feb.
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