The disappearance of water from the blood, as it moves into the tissues during the night, makes sleep resemble a state of shock or inflammation

Negation: The disappearance of water from the blood, as it moves into the tissues during the night, does not make sleep resemble a state of shock or inflammation 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

While estrogen is usually highest at night, progesterone is lowest during the night 1 0 2

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The disappearance of water from the blood, as it moves into the tissues during the night, makes sleep resemble a state of shock or inflammation 1 0 2

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Darkness creates an inflammatory state 1 0 2

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In shock, the blood pressure decreases mainly because the blood volume decreases 1 0 2 The low energy of cells causes them to take up water and lose their tone, allowing blood to pool in them instead of returning to the heart 1 0 2 In old age, the metabolic rate is decreased and sleep becomes defective 1 0 2 Even in young women, bone loss occurs almost entirely during the night, when cortisol is high 1 0 2 Darkness creates an inflammatory state 1 0 2 Hyperventilation is common in sleep and shock, sometimes producing extreme vasoconstriction due to the loss of carbon dioxide 1 0 2 Carbohydrate and salty foods during the night can minimize the stress reaction 1 0 2 Hypothermia during surgery exacerbates the edema produced by stress 1 0 2 An excessive nocturnal temperature drop probably increases edema, with all of its harmful consequences 1 0 2 Stress, shock, inflammation, aging, and organ failure are respiratory problems in important ways 1 0 2