Prenatal Environmental Stress Causes Damage to the Body’s Internal Clock but Rats Show Unexpected Behavior Resilience

The impact of prenatal heat stress and displacement on the brain's master circadian pacemaker is unexplored.

• Prenatal environmental stressors may affect the development of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).
• Heat stress and psychosocial displacement conditions could alter SCN morphology and behavior.
• The study focuses on two critical developmental stages to assess these effects.

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