6-Sulphatoxymelatonin secretion in different locomotor activity types of the blind mole rat Spalax ehrenbergi

被引:5
作者
BenShlomo, R
Nevo, E
Ritte, U
Steinlechner, S
Klante, G
机构
[1] UNIV HAIFA, INST EVOLUT, IL-31905 HAIFA, ISRAEL
[2] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM, DEPT GENET, IL-91904 JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
[3] TIERARZTLICHEN HSCH HANNOVER, INST ZOOL, D-3000 HANNOVER, GERMANY
关键词
6-sulphatoxymelatonin; activity rhythm; mole rat; photoperiod;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00293.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
6-Sulphatoxymelatonin (aMT6S) excretion was examined in the urine of rhythmic and arrhythmic blind subterranean mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi) to test the correlation between melatonin secretion (as represented by aMT6S) and variability in circadian locomotor activity. Activity pattern was tested in four males, first for a week under short photoperiod [light:dark (LD) 10:14], followed by 10 days in constant darkness (DD). After several months the experiment was repeated under long photoperiod (LD 14:10), followed by DD conditions. Under LD conditions all animals exhibited aMT6S excretion during the dark phase, with a decline just before the onset of light. No correlation was found between activity pattern and melatonin secretion, The animal with the highest melatonin secretion both under LD and DD had an arrhythmic locomotor pattern. The results suggest that in mole rats melatonin secretion and circadian locomotor activity are controled by two different mechanisms. There were large differences in the aMT6S levels among individuals, suggesting the importance of duration of melatonin secretion over amplitude for gonadal development and thermoregulatory changes. During summer, i.e., before the breeding season, the animals keep a more stable aMT6S secretion than in winter, and the amplitude of secretion is higher under DD vs. LD conditions.
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