| The effects of food presentation at regular or irregular times on the development of activity-based anorexia in rats. | |
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PMID: 20176093 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Activity-based anorexia occurs when food availability is restricted to 1h of the day and a wheel is freely available to the rest of the time. Under such conditions rats run excessively and stop eating even during periods in which food is available. A defining characteristic of the excessive activity is that there is a peak of running in the anticipation of food availability. The present study was designed to test whether the occurrence of the food period at different times of the light phase of the light-dark cycle (from 08:00 to 20:00h) could impede or postpone the normal development of activity anorexia. We compared the effect of presenting the food at a fixed time of the light period with presenting it on a variable schedule. Far from impeding or postponing the development of activity-based anorexia, presenting food at irregular times resulted in a pronounced body-weight loss, a low food intake and an increase in locomotor activity. Animals ran excessively, with a peak at the start of the dark period, and again when lights were turned on in the experimental room (running in the anticipation of food). Both fixed and variable schedules of food availability resulted in the development of activity-based anorexia in rats. |
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Authors:
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Angeles Pérez-Padilla; Paula Magalhães; Ricardo Pellón |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-02-20 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Behavioural processes Volume: 84 ISSN: 1872-8308 ISO Abbreviation: Behav. Processes Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-19 Completed Date: 2010-07-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703854 Medline TA: Behav Processes Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 541-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Animal Behavior Lab, Departamento de Psicología Básica I, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain. aperezp@pas.uned.es |
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Analysis of Variance Animals Anorexia / psychology* Darkness Drinking Behavior Eating Feeding Behavior* Male Motor Activity* Photoperiod* Rats Rats, Wistar Reinforcement Schedule* Time Factors Tongue Weight Loss |
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