Fig. 2

Gonadectomy affected the energy balance pattern mainly in female mice. a Gonadectomy increased body weight only in female mice. Weights of mice measured at the first day of each experimental week are plotted. b Daily food intake and c fecal production were higher in female mice with negative correlations with the experimental T _a. d Body weight was unchanged during the 24-h period in the experimental setup when the experimental T _a was set at 26 and 29 °C, but some groups of mice gained weight when the experimental T _a was set at 32 °C. Two-way ANOVA: ^$ p _S < .05, ^$$$ p _S < .001, ⁺ p _S×G < .05, ⁺⁺ p _S×G < .01, ⁺⁺⁺ p _S×G < .001, and Tukey test: *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001. Error bar indicates SEM, n = 7-8 per group