Effect of the light-dark cycle on neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to scheduled feeding.
Rats, nocturnal animals, adapt both behaviorally and physiologically to a restricted feeding schedule. Such adaptations occur faster and more efficiently during the dark portion of a light-dark cycle as indicated by measurements of latency to eat, amount of food consumed, body weight, and insulin levels.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology
D007328:Insulin