Long days restore regular estrous cyclicity in mice lacking circadian rhythms

Many female mammals have recurring cycles of ovulation and sexual behaviors that are regulated by reproductive hormones and confer reproductive success. In addition to sexual behaviors, circadian behavioral rhythms of locomotor activity also fluctuate across the estrous cycle in rodents. Moreover, t...

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Main Authors: Takahiro J. Nakamura, Nana N. Takasu, Sayuri Sakazume, Yu Matsumoto, Natsuko Kawano, Julie S. Pendergast, Shin Yamazaki, Wataru Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023041774