Water consumption and food intake of the animals during the experiment period.

<p>In (A) and (B), each point represents the average amounts of daily water consumption and food intake of the rats in each cage respectively (three/cage). Data are expressed as mean±SEM. A significant difference was assessed by two-way ANOVA and Bonferoni post-test. * p<0.001, represents statistically significant difference, the PTU Induced hypothyroid (7 cages) versus the controls (7 cages). In (C), each bar represents percentage of food intake in the hypothyroid rats relative to the controls. A significant difference was assessed by unpaired t test. * p<0.001, represents statistically significant difference, between the hypothyroid rats food intake in the first and in the last 6 days of the experiment period.