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Nature neuroscience: Why your body isn't thirsty at night
Published: 1 March 2010
In an article published in Nature Neuroscience, neurophysiologists Eric Trudel and Charles Bourque at the Research Institute of the 91社区 Health Centre propose a mechanism by which the body's circadian system, or internal clock, controls water regulation. The body's internal clock helps to regulate a water-storing hormone so that nightly dehydration or trips to the toilet are not the norm, research suggests. By allowing cells that sense water levels to activate cells that release vasopressin, a hormone that instructs the body to store water, the circadian system keeps the body hydrated during sleep.
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