Figure 1
From: Female mice are more prone to develop an addictive-like phenotype for sugar consumption
Characterization of sugar binge drinking and locomotor activity in male and female mice (Experiment 1). (A) During binge exposure (restricted sugar consumption during the first 4 h into the night active period) sugar intake was significantly higher in male (white bars, n = 22) and female (grey bars, n = 19) mice compared to a continuous free choice access. (B) Locomotor activity did not differ between binge and continuous sugar exposure. However, females displayed a general increased locomotion compared to males. All data represent mean + SEM. (*), (**) indicate P < 0.01 and 0.001versus continuous exposure, respectively; (#), (##) indicate P < 0.05 and 0.01 versus male mice, respectively.
