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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 260: R90-R101, 1991;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 260, Issue 1 90-101, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Suprachiasmatic and paraventricular control of photoperiodism in Siberian hamsters

E. L. Bittman, T. J. Bartness, B. D. Goldman and G. J. DeVries
Department of Zoology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003.

The effects of lesions of the suprachiasmatic (SCN) and paraventricular nuclei (PVN) of the hypothalamus on photoperiodic responses were examined in adult Siberian hamsters. SCN lesions reduced nocturnal water intake in long days, whereas PVN lesions increased body weight and food intake in both short and long days. SCN or PVN lesions blocked short-day-induced decreases in body, fat pad, and testes weights and in food intake. Serum prolactin (PRL), but not follicle-stimulating hormone, levels were increased. The distribution of immunostained neurons and fibers for gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), beta-endorphin, arginine vasopressin (AVP), and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) resembled that of other rodent species. Short-day exposure reduced AVP staining in lateral septum, medial amygdala, and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis but not in the PVN of the thalamus or the SCN. Short-day-exposed hamsters had fewer beta-endorphin-positive arcuate nucleus cells and tended to have fewer GnRH-positive preoptic cells than long-day controls. VIP staining was unaffected by photoperiod. Most day length effects on immunostaining were eliminated by either lesion. These results establish the importance of the SCN and PVN in the photoperiodic control of several seasonal responses in Siberian hamsters.


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