Ethanol-conditioned flavor preferences compared with sugar- and fat-conditioned preferences in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 699-713

  Ackroff, Karen ^a   Rozental, Dayna ^a   Sclafani, Anthony ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn oil; Ethanol; Flavor conditioning; Fructose; Gastric infusions; Saccharin; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORN OIL; FRUCTOSE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLAVOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 2642573230     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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