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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:39Preparations
- 02:47Acclimation Phase
- 03:39Food Restriction Phase
- 04:54Ending the Experiment
- 05:51Approximating ABA in Pubescent Female Mice
- 06:42Conclusion
Here we present a protocol to induce activity-based anorexia (ABA) in female adolescent mice. ABA is a condition of hyperactivity evoked by imposing food restriction on rodents with access to a running wheel. This phenomenon is being used as a model to study the underlying neurobiology of anorexia nervosa.
