Table 2.

Cosinor analyses of plasma parameters from Figs. 1 and 5

	Normal Salt			High Salt
	Mesor	Amplitude	Acrophase	Mesor	Amplitude	Acrophase
Control
Plasma ET-1	0.66 ± 0.02	0.10 ± 0.03	9.70 ± 0.30	0.67 ± 0.02	0.04 ± 0.03*	10.60 ± 0.70
Plasma Aldo	966.00 ± 80.00	594.00 ± 107.00	13.30 ± 0.20	618.00 ± 51.00*	247.00 ± 71.00*	16.10 ± 0.30
ETB Def
Plasma ET-1	6.80 ± 0.10†	0.70 ± 0.20	9.90 ± 0.30	6.70 ± 0.20†	1.00 ± 0.02	10.20 ± 0.20
Plasma Aldo	1,174.00 ± 99.00	565.00 ± 138.00	14.30 ± 0.30	701.00 ± 60.00*	328.00 ± 93.00	17.70 ± 0.20*

Data are presented as means ± SE. Units are pg/ml for endothelin-1 (ET-1) and aldosterone (Aldo). Units for acrophase are zeitgeber time. ET_B def, ET_B deficient.

^*P < 0.05 vs. NS.

^†P < 0.05 vs. control.