Sentences with phrase «rodent chow diets»

Typically, rodent chow diets contain only 4 % sucrose and < 0.5 % free fructose with most carbohydrate as both digestible starch and non-digestible Fiber from grain sources (i.e. wheat, corn, soy).

Mice were weaned at 3 weeks, maintained on a 12 - hour light cycle, and had ad libitum access to water and a standard rodent chow diet (PicoLab Rodent Diet 20, 5053; LabDiet) or a high - fat diet (TD.88137; Harlan Teklad).

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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 wDiets 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 wdiets (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).

Diet: The natural diet consists of seeds and plant materials, however as pets, hamsters do very well on a pelleted diet or rodent chow formulated for rats and mice.