Sentences with phrase «fed rodent chow»

Rats were singly housed, fed rodent chow, given water ad libitum, and provided huts, bedding, chewable items, and cereal for enrichment.

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The rats were fed junk food consisting of cheese, chocolate bars, biscuits and marshmallows for 8 weeks, or a rodent chow high in fat (containing 60 %) for 5 weeks.

For four weeks, the researchers fed mice either a grain - based rodent chow, a high - fat diet (high fat and low fiber content with 5 percent cellulose as a source of fiber) or a high - fat diet supplemented with fiber (either fermentable inulin fiber or insoluble cellulose fiber).

Male or female (5 - 6 wks old) wild type and genetically modified mice (as required for individual investigator's protocols) will be fed a high fat high sucrose diet (from Research Diets ranging in fat from 45 - 58 % of calories as fat, 26 - 39 % carbohydrate (sucrose) and 16 % protein or control diets (10 % fat, 73 % carbohydrate, 16.4 % protein or rodent chow) for up to 16 weeks.

CB1 antagonists have been shown to decrease nicotine self - administration in rodent models of nicotine dependence.24 While CB1 agonists increase feeding in rats and humans, CB1 antagonists have been shown to have the opposite effect, significantly suppressing rats» food intake regardless of type of diet (standard lab chow, high fat or high carbohydrate).

A control group of rats was fed standard rodent chow.

Feed them only guinea pig pellets (not regular rodent chow), which are supplemented with vitamin C. Keep in mind that vitamin C starts to disappear within 90 days of milling, so keep a fresh supply on hand.