Photoperiod Regulates Corticosterone Rhythms by Altered Adrenal Sensitivity via Melatonin-Independent Mechanisms in Fischer 344 Rats and C57BL/6J Mice

• Tsuyoshi Otsuka ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Tsuyoshi Otsuka, Mariko Goto

  Affiliation Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Mariko Goto ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Tsuyoshi Otsuka, Mariko Goto

  Affiliation Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Misato Kawai,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Yuki Togo,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Katsuyoshi Sato,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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• Kazuo Katoh,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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• Mitsuhiro Furuse,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Shinobu Yasuo

  * E-mail: syasuo@brs.kyushu-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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