Table 1.
Experiment | WT | J20 | t-test (p) | ||||
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N | Age (days) | Peak acrophase (min) | N | Age (days) | Peak acrophase (min) | ||
A: fall | 15 | 231 ± 8 | 836 ± 82 | 13 | 232 ± 8 | 1,081 ± 143 | <0.000006 |
B: winter | 20 | 248 ± 13 | 941 ± 142 | 19 | 244 ± 13 | 1,041 ± 121 | <0.01 |
C: spring | 12 | 260 ± 5 | 859 ± 117 | 8 | 259 ± 7 | 1,096 ± 104 | <0.0003 |
Three cohorts of wild-type (WT) and J20 littermate mice were tested by actigraphy during various seasons (set A: fall, set B: winter, set C: spring). A minimum of eight mice were tested per cohort. Average age of the mice was 8 months old (presented in days ± SD). Average peak acrophase is the peak activity time in minutes from Zeitgeber time zero ± SD. Two-way ANOVA based on season and genotype: interaction F(2,81) = 3.56, p = 0.033; season F(2,81) = 0.57, p = 0.57; genotype, F(1,81) = 49.8, p < 0.0001. One-way ANOVA for WT cohorts as a function of season F(2,44) = 3.73, p = 0.032. One-way ANOVA for J20 cohorts as a function of season: F(2,37) = 0.68, p = 0.51. Post hoc t-tests for WT: fall versus winter p = 0.015, fall versus spring p = 0.55, winter versus spring p = 0.10.