Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Table 2 Circadian rhythm parameters of CORT and melatonin levels in plasma, as determined by cosinor analyses

From: Chronic corticosterone disrupts the circadian rhythm of CRH expression and m⁶A RNA methylation in the chicken hypothalamus

Index	Group	CORT	Melatonin
Mesor	CON	18.62 ± 0.26	4.37 ± 0.12
Mesor	CORT	36.10 ± 1.45**	4.53 ± 0.10
Amplitude	CON	3.13 ± 0.37	0.87 ± 0.17
Amplitude	CORT	ND	ND
Acrophase, h	CON	23.18 ± 0.46	18.97 ± 0.68
Acrophase, h	CORT	ND	ND

Values are means ± SEM. **P < 0.01, compared with CON group. ND represents not determined as there was no circadian rhythm

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