The effect of taste familiarity on intake and taste reactivity in infant rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-120

  Diaz Cenzano, Elena ^a   Chotro, M Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Familiarity; Infant rat; Intake; Tastant; Taste reactivity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; QUININE; SUCROSE;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RECOGNITION; SUCKLING; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; QUININE; RATS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUCROSE; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD; VIDEO RECORDING;

RATTUS;

EID: 77749261677     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20418     Document Type: Article

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