Table 1.

ANOVA results for two-bottle preference tests of B6 and 129 mice

Taste compound	Effect	d.f.	F values
			Solution intake/30 g BW	Preference score
L-valine	Strain	1, 26	0.1	0.7
	Concentration	7, 182	1.8	0.5
	Strain × concentration	7, 182	4.6*	3.4*
L-histidine	Strain	1, 26	0.4	0.1
	Concentration	7, 182	13.6*	10.0*
	Strain × concentration	7, 182	0.6	1.1
L-glutamine	Strain	1, 13	58.8*	18.9*
	Concentration	5, 65	68.6*	32.7*
	Strain × concentration	5, 65	1.3	0.9
L-alanine	Strain	1, 13	18.6*	10.4*
	Concentration	5, 65	50.0*	27.0*
	Strain × concentration	5, 65	3.1*	1.8
L-threonine	Strain	1, 13	10.3*	2.4
	Concentration	5, 65	31.2*	18.4*
	Strain × concentration	5, 65	4.6*	1.6
Maltooligosaccharide	Strain	1, 13	29.6*	12.2*
	Concentration	5, 65	117.3*	17.2*
	Strain × concentration	5, 65	24.9*	4.5*
Glucose	Strain	1, 13	14.2*	8.4*
	Concentration	4, 52	67.1*	12.7*
	Strain × concentration	4, 52	17.1*	4.8*
Fructose	Strain	1, 13	10.6*	14.9*
	Concentration	4, 52	61.7*	6.5*
	Strain × concentration	4, 52	1.8	1.3

^*P < 0.05, ANOVA.