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A microcomputer controlled data acquisition system for research on feeding and drinking behavior in rats
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Gill, Kathryn J. Mundl, William J. Cabilio, S. Amit, Zalman |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Abstract | This paper describes an inexpensive, reliable computer controlled data collection system designed for the continuous monitoring of feeding and drinking behavior in rats. This system will be useful in areas of behavioral pharmacology research requiring a detailed analysis of food and fluid intake. The configuration described herein was developed for research on the "microstructure" of alcohol drinking behavior. Variables examined include: alcohol bout size, frequency and duration, interbout intervals as well as the temporal pattern of intake and its relationship to food and water consumption. Detailed analysis of behavior using this technique will enhance our ability to interpret the nature of changes in alcohol oriented behavior produced by pharmacological manipulations, aid in the development of specific hypotheses related to the regulation of alcohol drinking behavior and provide a means of testing these hypotheses. |
| Starting Page | 741 |
| Ending Page | 746 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/0031-9384(89)90288-6 |
| PubMed reference number | 2780843 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 45 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/0031938489902886 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0031938489902886?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9384%2889%2990288-6 |
| Journal | Physiology & Behavior |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
