The effects of chronic photoperiod shifting on the physiology of female Long-Evans rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-81

  Deibel, Scott H ^a   Hong, Nancy S ^a   Himmler, Stephanie M ^a   McDonald, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Corticosterone; Glucose tolerance; Photoperiod shifting; Rats; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LONG EVANS RAT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONDITIONING; FEAR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CORTICOSTERONE; FEAR; FEMALE; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84898546076     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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