Fig. 2

Eating behavior. a Time course analysis of frequency of eating during the first 6 h of the dark phase. The data are expressed as mean ± SEM. b Box plot showing total number of eating bouts during the first 6 h of the dark phase. ^# p < 0.05, compared with DD mice 24 h after the last L-DOPA injection. c Time course analysis of the duration of eating during the first 6 h of the dark phase. The data are expressed as mean ± SEM. d Box plot showing total duration of eating during the first 6 h of the dark phase. e Box plot showing food intake and amount of water evaporation from DietGel from 2:00 PM to 9:00 AM. **p < 0.01, compared with wildtype mice; ^$ p < 0.05, ^$$ p < 0.01, compared with DietGel