Chronic social defeat stress suppresses locomotor activity but does not affect the free-running circadian period of the activity rhythm in mice

Chronic social defeat stress suppresses locomotor activity but does not affect the free-running circadian period of the activity rhythm in mice

In mammals, daily rhythms in behavior and physiology are under control of an endogenous clock or pacemaker located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. The SCN assures an optimal temporal organization of internal physiological process and also synchronizes rhythms in physiology...

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Main Authors: S.M. Ota, D. Suchecki, P. Meerlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451994418300026

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