TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of aging on photoperiodic responsiveness and specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the pars tuberalis and suprachiasmatic nuclei of Siberian hamsters
AU - Duncan, Marilyn J.
AU - Purvis, Cheryl C.
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PY - 1994/5
Y1 - 1994/5
N2 - Duncan MJ, Purvis CC. Effects of aging on photoperiodic responsiveness and specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the pars tuberalis and suprachiasmatic nuclei of Siberian hamsters. J. Pineal Res. 1994:16:184–187. Siberian hamsters undergo reproductive quiescence during exposure to a short day photoperiod, but this response appears to diminish with age. This study investigated whether age‐related losses in photoperiodic responsiveness may be related to decreases in specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the suprachiasmatic nuclei or pars tuberalis. Adult male Siberian hamsters (group 1: 3–6 months of age and group 2: 9–12 months of age) were exposed to short photoperiod (10 hr of light/day) for 10 weeks. Profound testicular regression was evident in the majority of the hamsters in group 1, but in only a few of the hamsters in group 2. There were no significant differences between the groups in the density or affinity of the specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in either the suprachiasmatic nuclei or the pars tuberalis. These findings suggest that the failure of older hamsters to respond to short photoperiod is not caused by a loss of specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the suprachiasmatic nuclei or pars tuberalis.
AB - Duncan MJ, Purvis CC. Effects of aging on photoperiodic responsiveness and specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the pars tuberalis and suprachiasmatic nuclei of Siberian hamsters. J. Pineal Res. 1994:16:184–187. Siberian hamsters undergo reproductive quiescence during exposure to a short day photoperiod, but this response appears to diminish with age. This study investigated whether age‐related losses in photoperiodic responsiveness may be related to decreases in specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the suprachiasmatic nuclei or pars tuberalis. Adult male Siberian hamsters (group 1: 3–6 months of age and group 2: 9–12 months of age) were exposed to short photoperiod (10 hr of light/day) for 10 weeks. Profound testicular regression was evident in the majority of the hamsters in group 1, but in only a few of the hamsters in group 2. There were no significant differences between the groups in the density or affinity of the specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in either the suprachiasmatic nuclei or the pars tuberalis. These findings suggest that the failure of older hamsters to respond to short photoperiod is not caused by a loss of specific 2‐[125I]‐iodomelatonin binding sites in the suprachiasmatic nuclei or pars tuberalis.
KW - pineal—melatonin—photoperiod— melatonin binding sites—aging
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1994.tb00099.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1994.tb00099.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 7807372
AN - SCOPUS:0028440179
SN - 0742-3098
VL - 16
SP - 184
EP - 187
JO - Journal of Pineal Research
JF - Journal of Pineal Research
IS - 4
ER -