Comparison of chlordiazepoxide and food deprivation in rats on a fixed-ratio satiation schedule

Autor: Paul W. Wedeking
Rok vydání: 1973
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Zdroj: Physiology & Behavior. 10:707-710
ISSN: 0031-9384
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(73)90149-2
Popis: The effects and interactions of injected chlordiazepoxide HCl (CDP) and food deprivation in rats conditioned on a food-reinforced fixed ratio 10-satiation schedule were studied. Increasing the duration of food deprivation had no significant effect on the achievement of satiation. Decreasing the duration of deprivation produced significant decreases in responding for food pellets. Administering CDP elicited increases in responding for more reinforcements at all deprivation levels tested. The CDP effects were attributed to the disinhibition of the mechanisms regulating satiation.
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