Cognitive

DSIP

Also known as Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide

Endogenous nonapeptide first isolated for its sleep-promoting properties.

Overview

DSIP is a nine-amino-acid neuropeptide first isolated from rabbit cerebral venous blood. Reported effects span sleep architecture, stress response, and circadian rhythm modulation.

Mechanism

Mechanism remains incompletely characterized; likely multimodal CNS modulation.

Research areas

Sleep biology
Stress physiology

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