title: Effect of lesions of the locus coeruleus complex on the circadian rhythm of plasma corticosterone in the mouse.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D003345:Corticosterone