(A) Schematic showing the setup of fiber photometry in ad lib-fed male mice in response to 30% or 100% Ensure gavage.
(B and C) Traces and quantifications of averaged dF/F0 (%) GCaMP6s signal in AgRP neurons in ad lib-fed WT or MC3R KO male mice in response to 30% or 100% Ensure gavage (n = 5–6 mice for each group).
(D) Schematic showing the setup of fiber photometry in 24-h-fasted WT or MC3R KO male mice in response to caged or accessible food cues. (E and F) Traces and quantifications of averaged dF/F0 (%) GCaMP6s signal in AgRP neurons in 24-h-fasted WT or MC3R KO male mice in response to caged or accessible food cues (n = 4–5 mice for each group).
(G) Schematic showing the setup of fiber photometry in 12-h-fasted WT or 36-h-fasted MC3R KO male mice in response to caged or accessible food cues. (H and I) Traces and quantifications of averaged dF/F0 (%) GCaMP6s signal in AgRP neurons in 12-h-fasted WT or 36-h-fasted MC3R KO male mice in response to food cues (n = 5–6 mice for each group).
Data are plotted as mean, and all error bars represent the SEM. ns, non-significant; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 in two-way ANOVA with Sidak’s post hoc test.