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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 278: R201-R208, 2000;
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Vol. 278, Issue 1, R201-R208, January 2000

Bright light during lactation alters the functioning of the circadian system of adult rats

M. M. Canal-Corretger, T. Cambras, J. Vilaplana, and A. Díez-Noguera

Departament de Fisiologia-Divisió IV, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

To examine the role of light in the maturation of the circadian pacemaker, twelve groups of rats were raised in different conditions of exposure to constant bright light (LL) during lactation: both duration and timing of LL were varied. We studied the motor activity rhythm of the rats after weaning, first under LL and then under constant darkness (DD). In DD, two light pulses [at circadian time 15 (CT15) and CT22] were applied to test the response of the pacemaker. Greater exposure to LL days during lactation increased the number of rhythmic animals and the amplitude of their motor activity rhythm in the LL stage and decreased the phase delay due to the light pulse at CT15. The timing of LL during lactation affected these variables too. Because the response of the adult to light depended on both the number and timing of LL days during lactation, the exposure to light at early stages may influence the development of the circadian system by modifying it structurally or functionally.

development; motor activity


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