Effect of lesions of the locus coeruleus complex on the circadian rhythm of plasma corticosterone in the mouse.
An apparently transient elevation of basal morning (08.00 h) plasma corticosterone levels in male mice was found 48 h after bilateral electrolytic lesions of the brainstem locus coeruleus complex but was not observed 6 weeks after lesioning.
D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice
D003345:Corticosterone