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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