FatMice18 {Lock5Data}

Fat Mice 18

Description

Weight gain for mice with different nighttime light conditions

Format

A dataset with 18 observations on the following 2 variables.

Light	Light treatment: LD= normal light/dark cycle OR LL=bright light at night
WgtGain4	Weight gain (grams over a four week period)

Details

This is a subset of the LightatNight dataset, showing body mass gain in mice after 4 weeks for two of the treatment conditions: a normal light/dark cycle (LD) or a bright light on at night (LL).
** In first edition, but not 2e **

Source

Fonken, L., et. al., "Light at night increases body mass by shifting time of food intake," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 26, 2010; 107(43): 18664-18669.