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Recent experiments (Kamgar-Paris 1983, Okawa 1990) have shown that vitamin B12 (Vit. B12) has therapeutic effects on circadian rhythm sleep disorders, such as delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) and non-24 hours sleep wake rhythm disorder (Non-24). Regarding the mechanisms of therapeutic action of Vit. B12 on circadian rhythms sleep wake disorders, many study consider its effects on the phase or period of circadian rhythms and on photo sensitivity. But at the present time the definite mechanisms of action are still unclear.
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Itoh, H., Ozone, M., Sasaki, M. (1997). Sleep Facilitating Effects of Vitamin B12. In: Meier-Ewert, K., Okawa, M. (eds) Sleep—Wake Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0245-0_19
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