. 2013 Dec 4;2013:349280. doi: 10.1155/2013/349280

Table 6.

Effect of heat exposure on serum levels of adrenocorticotrophic-hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone in different groups of mice.

Treatment groups	ACTH (pg·mL⁻¹)	Corticosterone (ng·mL⁻¹)
(1) Non-heated mice	392 ± 98	142 ± 24
(2) Heated mice treated with vehicle solution	984 ± 127^a	505 ± 26^a
(3) Heated mice treated with melatonin 0.2 mg/kg	1001 ± 145	518 ± 28
(4) Heated mice treated with melatonin 1 mg/kg	1668 ± 162^b	719 ± 31^b
(5) Heated mice treated with melatonin 5 mg/kg	2167 ± 176^b	854 ± 35^b

Samples were measured 4 hours after whole body heating or the equivalent time period for non-heated groups. ^aCompared with non-heated group (P < 0.05); ^bCompared with group 2 (P < 0.05). Data are means ± S.E.M. of 12 mice per group.