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Lactate as a Biomarker for Sleep
Author(s) -
Erik Naylor,
Daniel V. Aillon,
Brian S. Barrett,
George S. Wilson,
David A. Johnson,
Donna Johnson,
Hans P. Harmon,
Seth Gabbert,
Peter A. Petillo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.2072
Subject(s) - biomarker , sleep (system call) , electroencephalography , glutamate receptor , endocrinology , medicine , extracellular , sleep deprivation , psychology , chemistry , neuroscience , circadian rhythm , biochemistry , receptor , computer science , operating system
An ideal biomarker for sleep should change rapidly with sleep onset, remain at a detectably differential level throughout the sleep period, and exhibit a rapid change with waking. Currently, no molecular marker has been identified that exhibits all three properties. This study examined three substances (lactate, glucose, and glutamate) for suitability as a sleep biomarker.

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