Research paper
Jensen TL, Kiersgaard MK, Sørensen DB, Mikkelsen LF. Fasting of mice: a review. Laboratory Animals. 2013 Oct;47(4):225-40. doi:10.1177/0023677213501659
Why we cite it
Provides the critical caveat that mouse fasting studies do not directly translate to human fasting: mice are nocturnal, have higher metabolic rates, and consume two-thirds of food during the dark phase. This matters because many fasting claims in the corpus originate from or are supported by animal-model data, and this review establishes the interpretive boundary.