Table 13.

DOPAC and sleep deprivation.

DOPAC-SD
Reference_ID	Animals	SD Methods	Duration	Brain Region	DOPAC levels during/after SD
Zant et al (2010) [135]	Rats	Gentle handling	6h	Basal Forebrain	Increase during SD, decrease to baseline levels during sleep recovery
Zant et al (2011) [136]	Rats	-Gentle handling including placing objects in the cage	6h	Basal Forebrain	Increase during 3 first hours of SD, then plateau. It decreases to baseline levels during sleep recovery

Each row represents one study (i.e. an experimental group within a publication) and a qualitative description of the results.

Abbreviations: DOPAC: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid; SD: Sleep Deprivation.