It has been observed that there many regulation matters affecting sleep in central nervous system and Adenosine (Ado) is one of the main regulation sleep matters.

• 大鼠缰核内注射腺苷及其受体拮抗剂记录脑电图与肌电图,观察到外侧缰核注射腺苷睡眠时间延长,而注射腺苷受体拮抗剂则引起相反结果,动物表现觉醒增加。