Progressive-ratio responding for palatable high-fat and high-sugar food in mice

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages

  Sharma, Sandeep ^a   Hryhorczuk, Cecile ^a   Fulton, Stephanie ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral neuroscience; Food; Issue 63; Leptin; Mouse; Neuroscience; Obesity; Operant conditioning; Reward

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MOUSE; OBESITY; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD PREFERENCES; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; OBESITY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84863745030     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3754     Document Type: Article

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