Chronotype changes during puberty depend on gonadal hormones in the slow-developing rodent, Octodon degus |
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Authors: | Hagenauer Megan Hastings Ku Jennifer HeeYoung Lee Theresa M |
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Affiliation: | a Neuroscience Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0520, USAb Reproductive Sciences Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0520, USAc Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043, USA |
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Abstract: | During puberty, human adolescents develop a later chronotype, exhibiting a delay in the timing of rest and activity as well as other daily physiological rhythms. The purpose of this study was to determine whether similar changes in chronotype occur during puberty in a laboratory rodent species, and, if so, to determine whether they are due to pubertal hormones acting on the circadian timekeeping system. To test this hypothesis, we carefully tracked daily activity rhythms across puberty in the slow-developing rodent Octodon degus. We confirmed that male degus showed a large reorganization of activity rhythms that correlated with secondary sex development during puberty, including a loss of bimodality and a 3-5 h phase-advance. Similar to humans, this circadian reorganization showed distinct sex differences, with females showing little change during puberty in two separate experiments. Prepubertal gonadectomy (GDX) eliminated the changes, whereas SHAM gonadectomy had little impact. Therefore, gonadal hormones are likely to play a role in pubertal changes in chronotype in this rodent species. Using evidence from a variety of species, including our recent studies in the rat, we conclude that chronotype changes during puberty are a well-demonstrated phenomenon in mammals. |
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Keywords: | Adolescent Diurnal Phase Juvenile Bimodal Sex Crepuscular Circadian |
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