A mutation of the circadian timing system (tau gene) in the seasonally breeding Syrian hamster alters the reproductive response to photoperiod change

JA Stirland, YN Mohammad… - Proceedings of the …, 1996 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… -type hamsters exhibit a differential response to photoperiod change. Reproductively active
… may exhibit a shorter critical photoperiod than Charles River ie the opposite direction to that …

Running activity mediates the phase-advancing effects of dark pulses on hamster circadian rhythms

SG Reebs, RJ Lavery, N Mrosovsky - Journal of Comparative Physiology …, 1989 - Springer
… :LVG from Charles River Quebec in the second). In both cases we left the hamsters in LL for
15 … in the previous experiments gave no signs of being active at any time of the manipulation. …

[PDF][PDF] Large phase-shifts of circadian rhythms caused by induced running in a re-entrainment paradigm: the role of pulse duration and light

SG Reebs, N Mrosovsky - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 1989 - umoncton.ca
… Twenty male hamsters (LAK:LVG, from Charles River Quebec, 63 days old at the start of the
… became fully active. In both Experiment 1 and 2, a minority of hamsters were less active and …

Sleep deprivation can attenuate light-induced phase shifts of circadian rhythms in hamsters

RE Mistlberger, GJ Landry, EG Marchant - Neuroscience letters, 1997 - Elsevier
… and circadian phase resetting to light in the Syrian hamster. This … Male Syrian hamsters
(Charles River, Montreal, Canada) … Although the hamsters were active during the SD, previous …

The effects of short periods of immobilization on the hamster circadian clock

O Van Reeth, D Hinch, JM Tecco, FW Turek - Brain research, 1991 - Elsevier
… the circadian clock … active period, can induce phase shifts in the circadian clock, and support
the hypothesis that feed-back signals during both the rest and active phases of the circadian

Response of circadian locomotor activity and the proestrous luteinizing hormone surge to phase shifts of the light-dark cycle in the hamster

ML Moline, HE Albers - Physiology & behavior, 1988 - Elsevier
… adult golden hamsters, 80--100 g, were obtained from Charles River Lakeview. … , hamsters
active on days of the cycle associated with less estrogen had larger shifts than animals active

A mutation of the circadian system in golden hamsters

MR Ralph, M Menaker - Science, 1988 - science.org
hamster (Mesocricetus auratus; Charles River Breeding Labs) that exhibited an abnormally
shortT in constant dark (DD). Whereas the normal TDD for golden hamsters … ; activity onsets …

Lesions of the thalamic intergeniculate leafleet block activity-induced phase shifts in the circadian activity rhythm of the golden hamster

C Wickland, FW Turek - Brain research, 1994 - Elsevier
… 48 male golden hamsters (LVG Lak) were obtained from Charles River Lakev~ew (Newfield,
NJ) or were bred m our colony from ammals obtained from Charles River Prior to …

[PDF][PDF] Postnatal growth rate and gonadal development in circadian tau mutant hamsters reared in constant dim red light

RJ Lucas, JA Stirland, YN Mohammad… - … of reproduction and …, 2000 - researchgate.net
… (LAK/LVG strain, Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, MA) to create a Wright’s–Charles
River hybrid heterozygote with an intermediate (22 h) circadian phenotype and thus control …

Ultradian endocrine rhythms are altered by a circadian mutation in the Syrian hamster

AS Loudon, NL Wayne, R Krieg, A Iranmanesh… - …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
circadian activity cycle is reduced from 24 to 20 h (3). The original defect occurred in a single
individual male supplied by Charles River … to the onset of the active period in the two groups…

Circadian clock resetting by sleep deprivation without exercise in the Syrian hamster

MC Antle, RE Mistlberger - Journal of Neuroscience, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
… Spontaneous activity after sleep deprivation thus likely reflects an advanced onset of the
active phase of the circadian cycle, in addition to any residual arousal from the deprivation …

[PDF][PDF] The significance of circadian organization for longevity in the golden hamster

MW Hurd, MR Ralph - Journal of biological rhythms, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
… ) females obtained from Charles River Laboratories, Quebec. … and circadian organization of
adult hamsters whose locomotor … to perform low levels of activity following the manipulation (…

Scheduled daily exercise or feeding alters the phase of photic entrainment in Syrian hamsters

RE Mistlberger - Physiology & behavior, 1991 - Elsevier
… assumption has been incorrect; circadian rhythms of hamsters, mice and rats maintained in
hamster's rest phase and maximum delays when applied at the end of the hamster's active

[PDF][PDF] Effects of induced wheel running on the circadian activity rhythms of Syrian hamsters: entrainment and phase response curve

SG Reebs, N Mrosovsky - Journal of Biological Rhythms, 1989 - journals.sagepub.com
… All hamsters (LAK:LVG, male, 60 days old upon arrival in our laboratory) were obtained from
Charles River (Montreal). Once in our laboratory, they were placed in LD 14:10 for 12 days, …

Free Running Circadian Rhythms of Melatonin, Luteinizing Hormone, and Cortisol in Syrian Hamsters Bearing the Circadian tau Mutation

RJ Lucas, JA Stirland, JM Darrow, M Menaker… - …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
… background (tau SS , Charles River; tau ++ , Wright’s) of the hamster colonies used for this
part … are strongly seasonal breeders and remain reproductively active under long day lengths (…

[PDF][PDF] Behavioral inhibition of circadian responses to light

MR Ralph, N Mrosovsky - Journal of Biological Rhythms, 1992 - journals.sagepub.com
… responses to light in hamsters are attenuated if simultaneous … were males obtained from
Charles River, Quebec (CRL, Lak:… to light was attenuated in the active animals. It is unlikely that …

Behavioural and cellular responses to light of the circadian system of tau mutant and wild-type Syrian hamsters

J Grosse, ASI Loudon, MH Hastings - Neuroscience, 1995 - Elsevier
… strain hamster (LAK/LVG), obtained from Charles River … Mutant animals born in London
were all of the Charles Rivercircadian hours (CTs 12-23), slightly longer than the active

Phase response curves to light in young and old hamsters

RS Rosenberg, PC Zee… - American Journal of …, 1991 - journals.physiology.org
… were similar to those of the Charles River facility, and conditions in … Splitting of the circadian
rhythm of activity in hamsters: … Dark pulses affect the circadian rhythm of activity in hamsters

Cannabinoids and hamster circadian activity rhythms

AE Sanford, E Castillo, RL Gannon - Brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
active in hamsters at doses equal to, or lower than, those reported for the mouse or rat. …
(Mesocricetus auratus) were purchased at one month of age from Charles River Laboratories (…

Melatonin or a melatonin agonist corrects age-related changes in circadian response to environmental stimulus

O Van Reeth, L Weibel, E Olivares… - American Journal …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
… feeding rhythm of rats or mice, the feeding pattern of hamsters shows a weak diurnal variation…
when young hamsters are normally active. So far, pharmacological approaches to improve …