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C57BL/6J Mice Do Not Exhibit Increased Activity During Anticipation of Water Access

Holcomb, Kelsey Rae

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2014, BS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Biological Sciences.
The phenomenon of food anticipatory activity (FAA) is well documented in laboratory rodents. FAA is characterized by increased locomotion, corticosterone secretion, and body temperature in the hours leading up to a scheduled meal. There is a sex difference in FAA in C57BL/6J mice, with males exhibiting more anticipatory wheel-running than females. This study examined whether mice show a similar sex difference in water anticipatory activity. Male and female C57BL/6J mice were water-deprived for six hours a day, with wheel-running recorded as a measure of anticipatory activity. No statistically-significant water anticipatory activity was found with either daytime or nighttime water restriction. There were no sex differences in activity. Additionally, the overall pattern of activity did not differ between water-restricted and non-restricted animals. Further research using a longer water deprivation period or a different behavioral measure may reveal anticipation, as could examination of brain activation.
Eric Mintz, PhD (Advisor)
Novak Colleen, PhD (Committee Member)
Stephen Fountain, PhD (Committee Member)
Sara Newman, PhD (Committee Member)
26 p.

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  • Holcomb, K. R. (2014). C57BL/6J Mice Do Not Exhibit Increased Activity During Anticipation of Water Access [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1417557511

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Holcomb, Kelsey. C57BL/6J Mice Do Not Exhibit Increased Activity During Anticipation of Water Access. 2014. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1417557511.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Holcomb, Kelsey. "C57BL/6J Mice Do Not Exhibit Increased Activity During Anticipation of Water Access." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1417557511

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)