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HERO ID

7413770

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Randomised controlled trial of the effects of L-ornithine on stress markers and sleep quality in healthy workers

Author(s)

Miyake, M; Kirisako, T; Kokubo, T; Miura, Y; Morishita, K; Okamura, H; Tsuda, A; ,

Year

2014

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Journal

Nutrition Journal
ISSN: 1475-2891

Publisher

BMC

Location

LONDON

Language

English

PMID

24889392

DOI

10.1186/1475-2891-13-53

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WOS:000338303300001

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http://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-13-53
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Abstract

L-ornithine is a non-essential, non-protein amino acid. Although L-ornithine is contained in various foods, the amount is usually small.Recently, studies have shown that orally administered L-ornithine reduced the stress response in animals.From these findings, we speculated that L-ornithine may play a role in the relieve of stress and improve sleep and fatigue symptoms in humans. Through a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study, we asked if L-ornithine could be beneficial to stress and sleep in healthy workers.