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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 315, Issue 1-2, Pages 29-32Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02309-6
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sleep deprivation; corticosterone; development; stress; neonatal rats; stress-hyporesponsive period
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Plasma corticosterone (CORT) levels were measured after short periods of sleep deprivation in rats at postnatal days 12,16, 20, and 24. There was an age-dependent increase in basal CORT levels and sleep deprivation significantly elevated CORT at all ages compared to non-sleep deprived controls. The levels of CORT after sleep deprivation in P16, P20 and P24 animals were similar, resulting in an age-dependent decrease of the magnitude of the response. Sleep deprived P12 animals had lower levels of CORT. However, the observed response to sleep deprivation suggests that sleep loss is a significant stressor at this age. These observations suggest that younger animals are more sensitive to the effects of mild sleep deprivation than older ones. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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