Temporal variation in serum nitrite levels in rats and mice

Uludag O., Tuncan B., Guney H., Uluoglu C., Altug S., Zengil H., ...Daha Fazla

CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.527-532, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/07420529908998726
  • Dergi Adı: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.527-532
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Although considerable evidence implicates involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in circadian regulation, little is known about possible 24h variations in basal NO metabolism. In this study, daily variations in serum nitrite levels were studied in locally bred mice and rats during the months of September and October. The serum was separated from blood samples obtained at six different times of the day and night (1h, 5h, 9h, 13h, 17h, and 21h after lights off [HALO] from male albino mice and rats). As an index of in vivo NO generation, serum nitrite levels (determined by the diazotization method) in rats exhibited significant temporal fluctuation (unpaired Student t test), with the concentration highest at 5 HALO and 21 HALO and lowest at 9 HALO. No such temporal variation was detected in mice in these studies conducted on locally bred animals in the autumn.