Switch to
Predicate | Object |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3 Pt 2
|
pubmed:dateCreated |
1986-10-21
|
pubmed:abstractText |
The impact of the adrenal system on urinary rhythms was investigated in adrenalectomized (ADX) rats under various experimental conditions. During a 12:12 light-dark cycle the acrophases were shifted in ADX rats with respect to control rats. Under constant light conditions ADX rats displayed free-running rhythms, similar to those of control rats. The periods were stable in blind rats but not in rats maintained on a constant light cycle. The abrupt change in period, which occurred after approximately 8 days, suggests a stage of internal desynchronization. A 6-h delay in the administration of corticosterone to ADX rats caused a delay shift of the acrophases. A single intraperitoneal injection of corticosterone in blind free-running ADX rats caused delay or advance shifts so that we could construct phase-response curves for the various excretory rhythms. These observations indicate that the adrenals are not essential for the establishment of the urinary rhythms; however, corticosterone influences the phase setting of these rhythms. The site of action is probably the X pacemaker (controlling the body temperature rhythm), although we cannot totally exclude an additional effect on secondary (renal) oscillators.
|
pubmed:language |
eng
|
pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
|
pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
|
pubmed:month |
Sep
|
pubmed:issn |
0002-9513
|
pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
|
pubmed:volume |
251
|
pubmed:owner |
NLM
|
pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
|
pubmed:pagination |
R441-9
|
pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
|
pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Adrenalectomy,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Aldosterone,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Blindness,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Circadian Rhythm,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Corticosterone,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Diuresis,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:3752278-Rats, Inbred Strains
|
pubmed:year |
1986
|
pubmed:articleTitle |
Circadian urinary excretion rhythms in adrenalectomized rats.
|
pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
|