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Primary Research · 2015

The sleep-promoting and hypothermic effects of glycine are mediated by NMDA receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Kawai N, Sakai N, Okuro M, et al. · Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015

Key finding

Mechanistic study identifying how glycine at bedtime lowers core body temperature via NMDA receptor activation in the SCN — the proposed mechanism for its observed sleep-onset latency benefits.

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Glycine

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25533534/

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