Bilateral lesions of suprachiasmatic nucleus eliminate circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient in rats |
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| Authors: | K. Nagai T. Nishio H. Nakagawa |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Protein Metabolism, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamada-Oka, 565 Suita, Osaka, (Japan) |
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| Abstract: | Summary Bilateral lesions of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus of rats abolished circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and of the respiratory quotient (RQ). The RQ remained constant at a level intermediate between the maximum (about 1.0) and minimum (about 0.9) values in control animals. |
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| Keywords: | Circadian rhythm oxygen consumption respiratory quotient suprachiasmatic nucleus rat |
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