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A Novel Procedure for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Tastants in Laboratory Rats: Operant Intraoral Self-administration
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Sciences du comportement
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Journal JoVE Sciences du comportement
A Novel Procedure for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Tastants in Laboratory Rats: Operant Intraoral Self-administration
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11:16 min

February 06, 2014

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Chapitres

  • 00:05Titre
  • 02:46Surgical Materials Preparation
  • 03:50Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Surgery
  • 06:26IO Self-administration
  • 09:07Representative Results
  • 10:36Conclusion

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The current study evaluates a novel procedure for assessing the reinforcing effects of palatable solutions in laboratory rats: intraoral self-administration. To this end, operant responding (i.e. lever pressing) for intraoral infusions of sweet solutions at different concentrations was measured on continuous and progressive ratios schedules of reinforcement.

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