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. 2011 Apr 20;31(16):6028–6040. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.6069-10.2011

Table 4.

Length of bouts of the five vigilance states during the 12 h day and night periods

Group Length of bouts (s)
Cataplexy REM sleep Wake Non-REM sleep Sleep attacks
During the night
    1 WT (n = 5) NA 59.02 (3.21) 449.53 (75.95) 129.07 (9.83) NA
    2 No rAAV (n = 7) 79.29 (7.26) 71.31 (5.70) 264.27 (24.10) 118.95 (9.96) 38.10 (1.86)
    3 rAAV-GFP (n = 10) 73.52 (4.8) 64.12 (3.79) 241.29 (27.56) 119.61 (6.19) 35.75 (4.1)
    4 rAAV-orexin in striatum (n = 9) 99.09 (4.13) 53.09 (2.04) 233.43 (20.10) 130.17 (6.70) 37.01 (3.18)
    5 rAAV-MCH-orexin (30% of MCH neurons) (n = 9) 81.49 (4.80) 51.08 (4.05)†† 261.75 (28.25) 116.34 (7.46) 35.65 (2.04)
    6 rAAV-MCH-orexin (65% of MCH neurons) (n = 7) 58.33 (4.88)* 41.46 (23.55)††† 216.77 (27.1) 105.38 (7.86) 33.16 (2.32)
    7 Dilute rAAV-orexin in LH (n = 6) 87.64 (7.69) 57.83 (2.2) 259.86 (24.70) 104.32 (8.32) 30.77 (2.84)
    8 rAAV-orexin in LH (n = 11) 53.62 (6.64)** 50.79 (1.33)†† 261.51 (22.26) 123.25 (4.94) 34.55 (2.51)
    9 rAAV-orexin in ZI (n = 8) 44.69 (8.02)** 54.77 (2.97) 234.02 (20.04) 118.62 (4.41) 37.02 (2.69)
During the day
    1 WT (n = 5) NA 63.14 (3.70) 105.54 (6.54) 157.67 (8.45) NA
    2 No rAAV (n = 7) 49.29 (13.87) 56.43 (2.57) 96.22 (4.24) 130.40 (5.17) 31.5 (2.47)
    3 rAAV-GFP (n = 10) 82.24 (13.92) 48.15 (3.81) 113.10 (14.29) 128.97 (9.2) 23.15 (2.2)
    4 rAAV-orexin in striatum (n = 9) 86.68 (5.35) 46.37 (1.23) 96.51 (4.09) 147.67 (4.8) 34.84 (1.64)
    5 rAAV-MCH-orexin (30% of MCH neurons) (n = 9) 61.32 (8.24) 40.75 (1.57) 114.48 (8.79) 146.93 (9.6) 28.67 (4.02)
    6 rAAV-MCH-orexin (65% of MCH neurons) (n = 7) 50.82 (2.33) 37.84 (2.56) 133.41 (10.85) 158.89 (9.33) 30.96 (6.34)
    7 Dilute rAAV-orexin in LH (n = 6) 50.50 (18.79) 48.65 (1.99) 107.19 (6.30) 127.69 (4.44) 25.73 (4.85)
    8 rAAV-orexin in LH (n = 11) 28.61 (7.66)§ 47.36 (1.43) 118.17 (13.81) 140.22 (4.98) 30.22 (1.97)
    9 rAAV-orexin in ZI (n = 8) 22.50 (9.80)§ 43.22 (1.47) 106.77 (9.64) 133.16 (3.23) 24.56 (4.22)

Values represent length (in seconds) ± SEM. Each vigilance state was identified in 12 s epochs, and average length of the bouts during the 12 h day and night periods was determined for each group. Cataplexy and sleep attacks did not occur in WT mice and is not applicable (NA).

*Versus 4, 7;

**versus 2–5, 7;

versus 2;

††versus 2, 3;

†††versus 1, 2, 3, 7;

versus 2–9 (p < 0.003);

§versus 3, 4;

versus 3–9 (p < 0.002).