Suppression of lymphocyte mitogenesis in different rat strains exposed to footshock during early diurnal and nocturnal time periods.

doi:10.1016/0306-4530(95)00009-7

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Suppression of lymphocyte mitogenesis in different rat strains exposed to footshock during early diurnal and nocturnal time periods.

Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jan 1995

Kusnecov A W, Shurin M R, Armfield A, Litz J, Wood P, Zhou D, Rabin B S

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The present study examined stressor interactions with genotype and light/dark cycle. Male Brown Norway (BN), Fischer 344 (F344), Lewis (from two different vendors: Lew/CR and Lew/H) and Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were exposed to footshock either in the early light or early dark circadian phase. Imm...

Topics

Animals
Arousal
Circadian Rhythm
Corticosterone
Electroshock
Genotype
Immune Tolerance
Lymphocyte Activation
Male
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Species Specificity
Stress, Psychological

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