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From: Neurobehavioral plasticity in the rodent gustatory system induced by regular consumption of a low-calorie sweetener during adolescence

Fig. 2

(A) Schematic of the brief access taste test in the gustometer. (B, C) Mean ± SEM lick score and brief access trials initiated for fructose solutions in food-restricted (fasted) middle-aged rats previously exposed to a low-calorie sweetener (Ace-K) or water only (control, Con) during juvenile-adolescence. Symbols in panel C represent individual rats. (D, E) Mean ± SEM lick score and brief access trials initiated for fructose solutions in the same rats tested under ad libitum (fed) conditions. Symbols in panel E represent individual rats. (F, G) Mean ± SEM lick ratio and brief access trials initiated for a representative bitterant, quinine HCl, in the same rats (water restricted). Symbols in panel G represent individual rats. Control n = 12; Ace-K n = 11; * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01. Statistical outcomes are presented in Table S3. Schematics were created with Biorender.

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