A microstructural analysis of water intake patterns associated with light phase food and water restriction in male and female rats.
Emalie L Mullane, Kaycee D Moore, Andrea A Edwards, Michael Tackenberg, Jessica Santollo
The paper examines how food and water intake patterns in rats change under light phase restrictions, finding that food access timing more strongly influences water intake than water access timing influences food intake.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology