FIGURE 5.
Body mass and food intake over 36 days. (A) Body mass of Control and 6-OHDA groups in the first 30 days. (B) Normalized body mass (from the 1st day of treatment) of the Control, Dexa, 6-OHDA and 6-OHDA + Dexa groups during the 6 days of dexamethasone treatment. (C) Food intake of Control and 6-OHDA groups during the first 30 days. (D) Food intake of Control, Dexa, 6-OHDA, and 6-OHDA + Dexa groups during the whole experimental protocol. Data are mean ± SEM (SEM were applied only for aesthetic reasons). ∗ and # Indicates a significant difference compared to the Control and 6-OHDA groups, respectively, using unpaired Student’s t-test in (A,C), and ordinary two-way ANOVA with repeated measures in (B,D). n = 16–17 in (A,C), and 8–9 in (B,D), p < 0.05. The light gray color in (D) means the period of dexamethasone treatment (six consecutive days).