Delayed generalization testing produces enhanced alcohol aversions in rats

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-207

  Thiele, Todd E ^a,b   Kiefer, Stephen W ^a   Badia Elder, Nancy E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Generalization; Incubation effect; Rat; Retention interval; Taste aversion

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASTE AVERSION;

EID: 0029930210     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(95)02048-9     Document Type: Article

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