Time Period | Food Intake | ||
---|---|---|---|
Saline | LPS | Ratio LPS/Saline | |
g/rat | |||
8:00 AM–2:00 PM | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
2:00 PM–8:00 PM | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.37 |
8:00 PM–2:00 AM | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.36 |
2:00 AM–8:00 AM | 5.4 | 3.1 | 0.57 |
Total | 16.0 | 7.4 | 0.46 |
All animals had free access to water. For the saline-treated rats, values are the means of two cages (five rats). For the LPS-treated animals, values are the means of four cages (10 rats) for the 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM periods, and two cages (five rats) for the 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM, 2:00 AM to 8:00 AM, and entire 24-h (total) periods.