Functional performance measurements

Direct measurement1

• Unequal test timing creates the apparent harm from meal timing after tissue replacement

  Where this hypothesis actsRecovery testing under different replacement-status and meal-timing conditions

  What is proposedMeasure function across the daily cycle with phase-balanced recovery testing

  With whatInstrument or assay

  HowRandomize test timing, balance challenges for biological phase and time since feeding, and use separate animal sampling cohorts to avoid repeated-testing fatigue

  Possible resultExpected absence of sustained recovery deficits despite reproducible apparent harm in fixed-clock tests

  2026-09-17