Recuperation from Illness: Flavor Enhancement for Rats

Rats were given a distinctive fluid (milk or grape) during recuperation from an injection of a noxious drug (apomorphine). Single-bottle tests conducted after treatment indicated elevated consumption of the fluid conditionally paired with recuperation. This positive "medicinal" effect is t...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 173; no. 3998; pp. 749 - 751
Main Authors Green, Kenneth F., Garcia, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 20.08.1971
Subjects
Animals
Apomorphine - administration & dosage
Association
Bottles
Conditioning (Psychology)
Diseases
Dosage
Drinking Behavior
Emetics
Female
Flavors
Grape juice
Gustatory perception
Injections
Male
Preconditioning
Punishment
Rats
Taste
Vomiting - chemically induced
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Summary:Rats were given a distinctive fluid (milk or grape) during recuperation from an injection of a noxious drug (apomorphine). Single-bottle tests conducted after treatment indicated elevated consumption of the fluid conditionally paired with recuperation. This positive "medicinal" effect is to some degree independent of initial preference, of novelty effects, and of aversive reactions to other substances paired with the onset of illness.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.173.3998.749