Gene-Dependent Effect of Lithium on Circadian Rhythms in Mice (Mus Musculus)
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Chronobiology International
- Vol. 3 (1) , 17-21
- https://doi.org/10.3109/07420528609083155
Abstract
Lithium has been shown to lengthen free-running circadian periods in a variety of species. Here we show that lithium carbonate differentially lengthens the free-running period of a circadian wheel running rhythm in BALB/CByJ and C57BL/10Sn inbred mouse strains. This result supports previous evidence that lithium lengthens mammalian circadian rhythms, and also demonstrates that gene differences can mediate individual differences in response to lithium treatment.Keywords
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