Daily percentages of food intake of rats during 4 days of observation of consumption every 4 h.

<p>The litter mate (n = 38) derived from dams fed control or low protein diet during perinatal period. The pups received L-tryptophan or saline (125 mg/kg body weight) between Day-12 and 21. Only litter mates LPT (45–55 old age) showed difference on the cycle of food intake during 4 consecutive days of observations. Data (g/100 g body weight) are expressed as means ±SEM. *^#p<0.05 by two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni test.; *LPS X CT and CS; ^#LPT X LPS.