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Table 1 Parameters of ultradian and circadian rhythms of sodium nitroprusside-induced motor incoordination in 2 week old mice

From: Time-of-day dependence of neurological deficits induced by sodium nitroprusside in young mice

Dose (mg/kg) Gender Period
τ (h)
Mesor ± SEM
(% of ataxia)
Amplitude ± SD
(% of ataxia)
Acrophase
±SD (min)b
Adjusted P a
  Male 12 50 ± 4 17 ± 15 1.2 ± 120 NS
3.0   24 51 ± 4 10 9.7 NS
  Female 12 34 ± 5 19 ± 18 2.1 ± 120 NS
   24 35 ± 5 2 21.2 NS
   12 49 ± 5 26 ± 17 1.9 ± 74 NS
3.3 Male 24 50 ± 5 16 4.8 NS
   12 45 ± 4 15 ± 14 2.3 ± 120 NS
  Female 24 45 ± 4 6 1.3 NS
   12 45 ± 4 16 ± 14 2.3 ± 144 NS
3.6   24 55 ± 4 16 ± 14 2.3 ± 240 NS
  Male 12 37 ± 5 19 ± 18 1.9 ± 120 NS
  Female 24 38 ± 5 2 12.5 NS
  1. a From an F test of the rejection of the null amplitude hypothesis.
  2. b Time of maximum in fitted cosine function, in HALO.
  3. NS: Not significant