Figure 3.
(A) shows weekly average SPA in the first, fifth and tenth weeks for the control (C) and trained (T) groups kept in small cage (SC) and large cage (LC). A time-of-day variation of SPA is exhibited in (B) demonstrating the robustness and sensibility of gravimetric method. This analysis considers all SPA records obtained in first, fifth and tenth weeks (N = 21 for each hour-time interval from 12:00 to 6:00 h). Animal handling (between 6:00 and 12:00 h) includes HIIT, cage cleaning and weighting control. SPA was measured on a per cage basis (10 mice per cage). Statistical significance symbols: a—different from SC-C, b—different from SC-T and c—different from LC-C within the same experimental week (P < 0.05).
