Table 1.
Metabolic parameters in SCN-BKO and control mice. Daily averages of non-fasted animals; n = 8–19; bold type = p < 0.05 (unpaired t-test).
| Metabolic parameter | Light-dark conditions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | SCN-BKO | Control | SCN-BKO | |
| Free fatty acids (mMol) | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.1 |
| Glucagon (pMol) | 5.8 ± 0.7 | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.8 | 6.0 ± 0.8 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 127 ± 3 | 133 ± 4 | 130 ± 2 | 141 ± 5 |
| Insulin (μg/l) | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.3 |
| Leptin (μg/l) | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.6 | 3.6 ± 0.3 |
| Triglycerides (g/l) | 0.98 ± 0.03 | 0.97 ± 0.03 | 0.98 ± 0.06 | 1.15 ± 0.09 |
Bold type signifies p < 0.05 (unpaired t-test).