SERUM CORTICOSTERONE IN FETAL MICE - SEX-DIFFERENCES, CIRCADIAN CHANGES, AND EFFECT OF MATERNAL STRESS

被引:59
作者
MONTANO, MM [1 ]
WANG, MH [1 ]
EVEN, MD [1 ]
VOMSAAL, FS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MISSOURI, JOHN M DALTON RES CTR, DIV BIOL SCI, 205 LEFEVRE HALL, COLUMBIA, MO 65211 USA
关键词
MATERNAL STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(91)90073-W
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The serum concentration of corticosterone was examined in control and stressed pregnant female mice (Mus domesticus) as well as male and female fetuses due to our interest in the behavioral effects of material stress on offspring in mice. Pregnant females were restrained under flood lights (2 sessions/day, 45 min/session) from Day 13-17 of pregnancy. On Day 17 of pregnancy a significant increase in maternal serum corticosterone was exhibited 1 h after the onset of a stress session, and serum corticosterone did not return to baseline until 16 h later. We also observed a significant increase in serum corticosterone in male fetuses during the first 4 h after maternal stress, while no significant change in serum concentration of corticosterone was observed in female fetuses throughout 24 h after maternal stress. Daily variation in serum concentration of corticosterone was also determined at 4-h intervals in pregnant mice and their fetuses from Day 16-18 of pregnancy. Pregnant females maintained on a 12 L:12 D cycle exhibited peak serum corticosterone concentrations at and just before the onset of the darkness. Daily fluctuations in serum concentrations of corticosterone in male and female fetuses reflected the pattern observed in the mothers. A sex difference in serum corticosterone in fetuses was observed at some, but not all times of the day, with the difference being greatest during the dark phase of the mother's light:dark cycle.
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