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  • Bourque and Trudel's research investigated the proposal that reduced activity in the clock neurons could enable the osmosensory neurons to activate neurons to release vasopressin before water levels were low, which would lead to lower levels of urine production and greater water retention.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Research has already shown that body clock neuron activity declines and vasopressin levels are raised when we are sleep, and that vasopressin is released by specialized neurons, which are activated by osmosensory neurons when water levels are low.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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