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Diminished circadian rhythm of locomotor activity after vagotomy in rats.

Year: 1981

Type: article

Abstract: Circadian rhythm of spontaneous locomotor activity, which is normally highly elevated during the dark phase of a day, diminished after ablation of the vagal nerves in rats with intact suprachiasmatic nuclei under light-dark cyclic conditions. This suggests that gastrointestinal activity affects the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity through the afferent pathway of the vagus.

Source: The Japanese Journal of Physiology

DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.31.957

Authors: Shinji ITOH, Goro KATSUURA, Ryoji HIROTA

Institutions: Shionogi (Japan), Shionogi (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2318693440

FWCI: 0.211

Cites: 18

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10