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Table 1 Parameters of the circadian rhythmicity in the enzymatic activity of iNOS and of nNOS protein expression, obtained by adjusting the cosine curve by method Cosinor (Benedito-Silva, 1988)

From: Daily cycling of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the hippocampus of pigeons (C. livia)

 

Acrophase

Bathyphase

Amplitude

Mesor

%R

P

iNOS activity

6 h36 a.m. ± 94 min

6 h36 p.m. ± 94 min

0,46 ± 0,19

0,29

52,10

0,001

nNOS content

9 h50 a.m. ± 38 min

9 h50 p.m. ± 38 min

0,24 ± 0,07

0,77

67,57

0,01

  1. R% - Percent Rhythmic.
  2. Acrophase - phase in which it is more likely to find the highest value of a sine curve set.
  3. Mesor - average value of the fitted curve by the method Cosinor.
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Journal of Circadian Rhythms

ISSN: 1740-3391