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Melatonin
What is it?
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It is connected to the time of the day, when our body is exposed to darnkenss, melatonin increases and decrease when exposed to light.
How it works?
Melatonin when is produced, is secreted to the bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid and send signal to other organs. To highest levels of melatonin secreted are during the night.
It goes through the brain to all parts of the body and its recieved by specfic receptors for melatonin.
One role of melatonin is the secretion of nocturnal melatonin that maintain sleep and control by the day and night rythm of the timing of 24 hours.
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