Sex differences in variability across timescales in BALB/c mice

ConclusionsAlthough variability in circadian power is comparable between the sexes for both LA and CBT, infradian variability is greater in females and ultradian variability is greater in males. Thus, exclusion of female mice from studies because of estrous cycle variability may increase variance in investigations where only male measures are collected over a span of several hours and limit generalization of findings from males to females.

Source: Biology of Sex Differences - February 8, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research