title: Bilateral lesions of suprachiasmatic nucleus eliminate circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient in rats.
abstract: Bilateral lesions of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus of rats abolished circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and of the respiratory quotient (RQ). The RQ remained constant at a level intermediate between the maximum (about 1.0) and minimum (about 0.9) values in control animals.
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012119:Respiration; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*