Operant behavior of rats exposed to lead before or after weaning.
Operant behavior of rats exposed to lead before or after weaning.
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断奶前后暴露于铅的大鼠的操作行为。
DOI:
10.1016/0041-008x(82)90027-8
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发表时间:
1982
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Weiss,B
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作者:
Angell,NF;Weiss,B
Rats were exposed to lead (Pb) before or after weaning. For preweaning exposures, nursing dams received 0.2% Pb acetate(1090 ppm Pb) in drinking water. Offspring treated after weaning consumed the same concentration. Tapwater served as the control fluid. Pre-post treatments were distributed among four experimental groups of 10 rats each: tap water-tap water, Pb-tap water, tap water-Pb, Pb-Pb. Operant behavior training began on Postnatal Day 58. Animals performed on a multiple reinforcement schedule of food presentation consisting of fixed-interval, fixedratio, and time out components. Statistical analyses of experimental sessions 4 to 11 (Postnatal Days 72 to 79) revealed that postweaning exposure significantly lengthened the median interval (interresponse time) between consecutive responses on both the interval and ratio schedules. Preweaning exposure alone tended to produce a shortening of the median interresponse time. Other performance indices and subsequent variations of ratio size showed similar but not significantly different relationships among the treatment groups. No significant histopathology was detected. Brain and blood Pb concentrations were consistent with the treatment protocol.