is adenosine a stimulant or depressant ?

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Is adenosine a stimulant or depressant?
As an endogenous depressant, adenosine is implicated as a sleep inducing agent. Adenosine levels in the brain rise sharply upon prolonged wakefulness (47). In addition, a selective A2a agonist increased slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep in rats in a dose dependent manner (48).
 

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