Melatonin improves evening napping
European Journal of PharmacologyPublished 1 March 1995
Rachel Nave, Ron Peled, Peretz Lavie
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It was concluded that exogenous melatonin exerts hypnotic effects only when circulating levels of endogenous melatonin are low, irrespective of the time of administration.
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Twelve young adults were treated with either melatonin, 3 mg or 6 mg, or placebo, at two different times before an early evening nap (18.00-20.00 h) according to a balanced double-blind Latin square design. Polysomnographic monitoring revealed that both dosages of melatonin significantly shortened sleep latency and increased total sleep time in comparison to placebo, irrespective of the time of administration. Subjects also tended to assess their sleep as 'deeper' after melatonin treatment. Based on previous data and the present results, it was concluded that exogenous melatonin exerts hypnotic effects only when circulating levels of endogenous melatonin are low.
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