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How can hormones affect sleep patterns?
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Many different: Hormone abnormalities can affect sleep patterns, particularly thyroid. There are, however, much more common mental and physical abnormalities that can cause abnormal sleep patterns.
Answered 6/16/2013
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Hormones & sleep: Through regulation of endocrine system. For example, growth hormone stimulates slow wave sleep while cortisol hormone inhibits it. Neuropeptide y induces sleep. Somatostatin interferes with sleep. Hormones that act on the inhibitory GABA receptors in the brain promote sleep.
Answered 2/18/2015
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