Skip to main content

Table 6 Circadian rhythm parameters of CRH in hypothalamus, and CRHR1, CRHR2 in pituitary, 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

CRH

CRH R1

CRH R2

Mesor

CON

1.01 ± 0.05

0.95 ± 0.04

1.01 ± 0.03

CORT

0.78 ± 0.05*

0.78 ± 0.05*

0.78 ± 0.03*

Amplitude

CON

0.40 ± 0.08

0.43 ± 0.06

0.32 ± 0.05

CORT

0.13 ± 0.07**

0.17 ± 0.07**

0.15 ± 0.04**

Acrophase, h

CON

20.81 ± 0.65

20.35 ± 0.44

20.18 ± 0.50

CORT

ND

ND

ND

  1. Values are means ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, compared with CON group. ND represents not determined as there was no circadian rhythm