Interaction between circadian and caloric control of feeding behavior in the rat

Feeding at the beginning of the night is probably dependent on the rat's immediate energy requirements while feeding at the end may have an anticipatory function. This latter feeding peak may be mainly controlled by a circadian pacemaker. The aim of this study was to investigate the relative co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physiology & behavior 1986, Vol.36 (3), p.489-493
Hauptverfasser: Strubbe, Jan H., Keyser, Jan, Dijkstra, Tjalling, Prins, Ab.J.Alingh
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Zusammenfassung:Feeding at the beginning of the night is probably dependent on the rat's immediate energy requirements while feeding at the end may have an anticipatory function. This latter feeding peak may be mainly controlled by a circadian pacemaker. The aim of this study was to investigate the relative contribution of satiety signals and circadian pacemakers in the control of feeding behavior. Food intake was monitored after infusion of liquid food into the stomach during several parts of the day-night cycle to prevent a possible influence of oral sensations. It is demonstrated that intragastric infusion is more effective in suppressing intake during daytime and the first half of the dark phase than during the second half of the dark phase. Suppressions of food intake are mainly due to delaying the first occurrence of food ingestion, whereas the size of that meal is less affected. During the last period of the night no significant delay could be brought about. These experiments suggest that in the rat a circadian pacemaker dominates feeding motivation during the end of the night thereby strongly interacting with caloric control of feeding behavior.
ISSN:0031-9384
1873-507X
DOI:10.1016/0031-9384(86)90320-3