Three water restriction schedules used in rodent behavioral tasks transiently impair growth and differentially evoke a stress hormone response without causing dehydration
Dmitrii Vasilev, Daniel Havel, Simone Liebscher, Silvia Slesiona-Kuenzel, Nikos K. Logothetis, Katja Schenke-Layland, Nelson K. B. Totah
This study examines the effects of three water restriction schedules on rodent growth, hydration, and stress hormone levels over 80 days, finding no dehydration but differential stress responses.
eNeuro · Nov 1, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience