Vol. 32 (5) 2011 Neuro endocrinology letters

Disrupted chronobiology of sleep and cytoprotection in obesity: possible therapeutic value of melatonin.

: From a physiological perspective the sleep-wake cycle can be envisioned as a sequence of three physiological states (wakefulness, non-rapid eye movement, NREM, sleep and REM sleep) which are defined by a particular neuroendocrine-immune profile regulating the metabolic balance, body weight and inflammatory responses. Sleep deprivation.....