Zoopharmacognosy in Diseased Laboratory Mice: Conflicting Evidence
Figure 2
Daily fluid consumption from 11–22 weeks of age.
(A) Despite fluctuations in daily water intake over the course of the study, Veh MRL +/+ mice consumed the most water in the 2-bottle test. They also drank significantly more than their CY +/+ counterparts, a trend that was not noted in the MRL/lpr substrain. (B) Lacing sweetened solution with CY significantly reduced daily consumption. However, autoimmune MRL/lpr mice consumed significantly less CY solution in comparison to MRL +/+ mice, particularly after the first week of treatment.