Absolute FIs of the restricted mice were 3.7±0.08 g/day for the short-term restricted group and 3.8±0.09 g/day for the long-term restriction group.
The period of long-term restriction of 75 days was about 10% of the lifespan of a mouse.
There was also evidence for long-term restriction of matrilines to these climatic regions, for hundreds of generations.
The long-term restriction group were then also released from restriction and allowed AL access to food for 7 days.
The groups were either immediately released onto AL feeding for 7 days (short-term restriction) or remained on restriction for an additional 50 days (long-term restriction).
The mice on long-term restriction did not change BM significantly between 25 and 75 days, and over the whole restriction period lost on average 9.6±0.64 g.
Because the FI of the control group was not constant, the realised level of restriction relative to control was 62% in the short-term restriction group and 67% in the long-term restriction group.
Body composition was determined using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) (EchoMRI-100; Echo Medical Systems, Houston, TX) on four separate occasions: (1) at the start of the study when all mice were feeding AL, (2) at the end of the short-term restriction, (3) at the end of the long-term restriction and (4) during the final AL phase.
This represents a form of extensive and long-term restriction of haplotypes and lineages to specific areas, and indicates that individuals belonging to the same matrilines have inhabited their respective geographic regions (Balkans, Black Sea coast, Mediterranean coast and inland) for hundreds of generations.
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