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Ghrelin, sleep reduction and evening preference: relationships to CLOCK 3111 T/C SNP and weight loss.
PloS one - 28 Feb 2011
Garaulet Marta, Sánchez-Moreno Carmen, Smith Caren E, Lee Yu-Chi, Nicolás Francisco, Ordovás Jose M
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BACKGROUND: Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput (CLOCK), an essential element of the positive regulatory arm in the human biological clock, is involved in metabolic regulation. The aim was to investigate the behavioral (sleep duration, eating patterns and chronobiological characteristics) and hormonal (plasma ghrelin and leptin concentrations) factors which could explain the previously reported association...
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