title: Effect of intermittent chronic exposure to hypoxia on feeding behaviour of rats.
abstract: Healthy albino male rats were exposed to a simulated high altitude (HA) equivalent to 25,000 ft (7620 m) for 6 h daily, continuously for 21 days to study the feeding behaviour. The 24-h food and water intake and body weight once in 3 days were recorded. Blood samples were drawn once a week from the retro-orbital venous plexus for blood sugar analysis. All the parameters were recorded before, during and after exposure to simulated HA. The results show a decrease in 24-h food and water intake and decreased gain in body weight during hypoxic exposure, which showed a tendency to come back to control during the post-exposure period. The blood sugar reflected a state of mild hyperglycaemia during exposure to HA.
authors.affiliation: Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Selvamurthy
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose