Continuous Exposure to a Novel Stressor Based on Water Aversion Induces Abnormal Circadian Locomotor Rhythms and Sleep-Wake Cycles in Mice

Psychological stressors prominently affect diurnal rhythms, including locomotor activity, sleep, blood pressure, and body temperature, in humans. Here, we found that a novel continuous stress imposed by the perpetual avoidance of water on a wheel (PAWW) affected several physiological diurnal rhythms...

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Main Authors: Miyazaki, Koyomi, Itoh, Nanako, Ohyama, Sumika, Kadota, Koji, Oishi, Katsutaka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559439/