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9 years ago
What role do researchers believe melatonin plays in the regulation of sleep?
A. It improves the quality of sleep by inducing slow-wave sleep.
B. It increases the duration of sleep.
C. It helps by regulating the timing of sleep.
D. It increases the time spent in REM sleep
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9 years ago
The melatonin signal forms part of the system that regulates the sleep–wake cycle by chemically causing drowsiness and lowering the body temperature, but it is the central nervous system that controls the daily cycle in most components of the paracrine and endocrine systems rather than the melatonin signal.
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