Table 1.

Analysis of activity and temperature rhythms in SHAM, RC-cut, and SCNXARCCut animals during LD and DD conditions

LDDD
ControlRC cutSCNXARCCutControlRC cutSCNXARCCut
ActivityAcrophase (ZT/CT)17.23 ± 0.416.6 ± 0.5515.93 ± 0.3817.88 ± 0.63
Amplitude1.79 ± 0.151.68 ± 0.221.42 ± 0.121.36 ± 0.07#
R20.50.450.50.420.050.12
Rhythmic7/77/76/67/70/70/6
TemperatureMean (°C)37.43 ± 0.0437.66 ± 0.06*37.77 ± 0.05**37.43 ± 0.0437.63 ± 0.0.0737.79 ± 0.02**
Acrophase (ZT/CT)16.9 ± 0.3616.95 ± 0.5616.06 ± 0.4217.99 ± 0.29
Amplitude0.49 ± 0.0320.38 ± 0.040.33 ± 0.030.42 ± 0.04
R20.670.590.540.590.140.23
Rhythmic7/77/74/47/71/70/4