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Applications of schedule-induced polydipsia in rodents for the study of an excessive ethanol intake phenotype.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 May 2014
Ford Matthew M
Abstract excerpt
Schedule-induced polydipsia (SIP) is generated by subjecting a highly motivated animal to a sub-optimal rate of food reinforcement while also providing access to a fluid. SIP is one of several adjunctive (or displacement) behaviors that are expressed in an exaggerated form that is deemed 'excessive.' This feature makes SIP an attractive model for studying an excessive ethanol drinking phenotype in rodents....
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