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A Novel Procedure for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Tastants in Laboratory Rats: Operant Intraoral Self-administration
Kapitel
- 00:05Titel
- 02:46Surgical Materials Preparation
- 03:50Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Surgery
- 06:26IO Self-administration
- 09:07Representative Results
- 10:36Conclusion
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.
