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. 2011 Sep 8;6(9):e24549. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024549

Table 1. Endogenous circadian rhythms in platelet function from cosinor analyses.

Variable P-value circadian P-value harmonic Timing peak (degrees) Timing peak (clocktime) Peak-to-trough amplitude Peak-to-trough amplitude (% of mean)
GPIIb-IIIa 0.012 n.s. 70° ∼9AM 5.1% pos 17%
P-selectin 0.0065 n.s. 70° ∼9AM 0.22 MFI 6%
GPIb 0.0008 n.s. 50° ∼8AM 19.8 MFI 9%
Estimated platelet size <0.0001 n.s. 30° ∼6:30AM 2.0 A.U. 2%
Aggregability 0.033 n.s. 230° ∼8PM 3.6Ω*min 4%
ATP release 0.023 n.s. 160° ∼3PM 0.08nM 16%
Platelet count 0.0099 n.s. 160° ∼3PM 0.12×105/µL 6%
Epinephrine <0.0001 0.0087 210° ∼6:30PM 17 pg/mL 68%