Table 1.
Experimental conditions for the pharmacokinetic and bioavailability/bioactivity studies considering the intervention, rat population, date of entrance and time into inverse photoperiod, sampling day, mean group weight on the day of the experiment, and sampling time.
| Pharmacokinetic Study |
Bioavailability and Bioactivity Study | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Fasting | Lentil Sprout | MEL | ||
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Intervention | 12 h-fast Lentil sprout |
None | 12 h-fast | 12 h-fast Lentil sprout |
12 h-fast Melatonin |
| Rat population (N) | 8 ♂ | 10 ♂ | 10 ♂ | 10 ♂ | 10 ♂ |
| Entrance into inverse photocycle (day) |
23 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 29 |
| Time in inverse photocycle (days) |
22 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Sampling day | 45 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 50 |
| Weight (g) | 195 ± 11 | 203 ± 11 | 197 ± 9 | 198 ± 10 | 202 ± 8 |
| Sampling time | 10:00 to 14:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |