Chronobiological aspects of adaptation to stress

This review summarizes current understanding of the physiological processes that occur during stress, in the chronobiological aspects. Discussed in detail the options and the circadian and circannual oscillation main components of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system in mammals and humans, analyzed the dependence of the level of adaptation of an organism from the time of presentation of the stress factor. The cited data show the dependence of the main characteristics of the general adaptation syndrome on time (the time of day and season) presentation of the stress factor.