Motivational effects of intraorally-infused ethanol in rat pups in an operant self-administration task

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 118-129

  Pautassi, Ricardo M ^a   Truxell, Eric ^a   Molina, Juan C ^a,b   Spear, Norman E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN MÉDICA MERCEDES Y MARTÍN FERREYRA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aversion; Ethanol taste; Infant rat; Operant learning; Self administered ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 42449094268     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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