Skip to main content

Table 1 Mesor (average), amplitude and acrophase of MAP, heart rate, and locomotor activity in male and female C57BL6 mice at 3, 5, 14, and 18 months (Mo) of age over a 24-h cycle time (CT; midnight to midnight) following cosinar analysis

From: Sex- and age-related differences in arterial pressure and albuminuria in mice

 

M 3-Mo

F 3-Mo

M 5-Mo

F 5-Mo

M 14-Mo

F 14-Mo

M 18-Mo

F 18-Mo

n

12

11

11

7

12

10

12

8

MAP

 Mesor (mmHg)

95 ± 1

90 ± 1*

98 ± 1

91 ± 1*

101 ± 1#

93 ± 1**

101 ± 1#

98 ± 1##

 Amplitude (mmHg)

9 ± 1

7 ± 1

9 ± 1

6 ± 1

9 ± 1

8 ± 1

9 ± 1

9 ± 1

Acrophase, CT (h)

22.2 ± 0.8

22.5 ± 0.8

23.5 ± 1.0

22.0 ± 0.8

22.6 ±

21.0 ± 1.8

23.7 ± 0.8

23.4 ± 1.1

HR

 Mesor (bpm)

473 ± 14

539 ± 11*

514 ± 14

546 ± 19

549 ± 11##

567 ± 10

535 ± 16#

607 ± 17*##

 Amplitude (bpm)

64 ± 8

48 ± 4

70 ± 7

52 ± 5

63 ± 6

58 ± 6

77 ± 9

52 ± 9

 Acrophase, CT (h)

21.3 ± 0.6

21.8 ± 1.6

20.5 ± 0.6

20.7 ± 0.7

21.0 ± 0.9

20.7 ± 0.7

22.4 ± 1.0

20.3 ± 0.7

Activity

 Mesor (units)

4.9 ± 0.3

5.8 ± 0.6

4.4 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.6

3.5 ± 0.4

5.3 ± 0.6

3.4 ± 0.4

5.9 ± 1.2

 Amplitude (units)

3.3 ± 0.4

3.6 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.4

3.5 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.7

 Acrophase, CT (h)

20.6 ± 1.5

22.3 ± 0.9

21.8 ± 1.0

18.5 ± 2.2

18.5 ± 1.9

21.9 ± 1.2

19.3 ± 2.2

21.5 ± 1.0

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared to age-matched males; # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01 as compared to 3 months of age in the same sex