Conditioned aversion to saccharin resulting from exposure to gamma radiation.
Conditioned aversion to saccharin resulting from exposure to gamma radiation.
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DOI:
10.1126/science.122.3160.157
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发表时间:
1955-07
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
J. Garcia;D. J. Kimeldorf;R. A. Koelling
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作者:
J. Garcia;D. J. Kimeldorf;R. A. Koelling
U'30 for animal groups exposed concurrently to gamma radiation and saccharin-flavored drinking water. indicated that all animals had tastedl the fluid presented to them during radiation exposure. On day 1 postirradiation, the groups that had received water during exposure were presented with the saccharin soltation only for 6 hr, and the other groups received water only in order to equalize the experience with saccharin. On day 2 postirradiation, saccharin solution and water were simultaneously avail-able to each animal for a 6-hr period. Beginning with the day 3 postirradiation, both saccharin solution and water were available to each animal on a continuous basis. Measurements of consumption were made at 24-hr intervals. During the postirradiation preference testing period, the drinking bottles were reversed daily to avoid a stereotyped position response. An effect of position was not detectable when the saccharin preference was distinctively high or low. However, when the scores were in the neutral range of preference, a position effect could be detected. In order to minimize the effect of position on the scores, each consecutive left and right measurement pair are combined for each animal, and 48-hr values are reported. The saccharin preference score utilized is the quotient for the ratio