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A Method for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Ethanol in Rats without Water Deprivation, Saccharin Fading or Extended Access Training

DOI :

10.3791/53305-v

January 29th, 2017

January 29th, 2017

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1Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, IKE, Linköping University, 2Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

This protocol describes a novel and efficient method to quickly initiate operant responding for ethanol in rats that, contrary to standard methods, does not require water deprivation or saccharin/sucrose fading to initiate responding.

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Ethanol Reinforcement

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