Cristie Noschang

Neonatal Overfeeding Induced by Reducing the Litter Size Leads to an Obese Phenotype and Increases Preference for Sweet Food in Adult Male Rats

Cristie Noschang, André Krumel Portella, Sheila Cardoso, Verônica Bittencourt, Carla Dalmaz, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani & Patrícia Pelufo Silveira · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2013

Aim: the aim of this study was to induce obesity in rats using the neonatal overfeeding protocol and evaluate in adult male animals standard chow intake, sweet food intake, the preference between sweet food and standard chow, locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior. Methodol...