Table 1.
Mean ± standard error of the mean of the body weights (g) of non-deprived animals (determined from Vetter and Spear (2007)) and actual body weights (g) of water-restricted animals from Experiment 1 are shown by age and sex on the first (Day 1) and last day (Day 8) of ethanol intake testing.
Day 1 | Day 8 | ||||||
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Percent of ad | Percent of ad | ||||||
Age | Sex | Ad lib weight | Actual weight | lib weight | Ad lib weight | Actual weight | lib weight |
Adolescent | Male | 118.9 ± 2.4 | 101.2 ± 2.6 | 84.7 ± 2.3 | 171.3 ± 3.6 | 144.2 ± 2.7 | 84.1 ± 1.6 |
Female | 97.5 ± 2.5 | 84.4 ± 3.1 | 86.4 ± 3.1 | 149.4 ± 5.0 | 127.3 ± 3.5 | 86.7 ± 2.4 | |
Adult | Male | 390.4 ± 5.5 | 351.3 ± 7.1 | 89.9 ± 1.8 | 415.6 ± 5.8 | 369.5 ± 8.1 | 88.8 ± 1.9 |
Female | 245.8 ± 4.0 | 214.1 ± 6.6 | 87.0 ± 2.7 | 257.4 ± 4.3 | 227.7 ± 8.0 | 88.2 ± 3.0 |