The Effect of Tetracycline on Schedule-Induced Polydipsia

Janice N. Steirn; Timothy O. Shearon; Joseph D. Allen

doi:10.3758/BF03330092

The Effect of Tetracycline on Schedule-Induced Polydipsia

Janice N. Steirn
, Timothy O. Shearon
, Joseph D. Allen

Psychology

University of Georgia

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Abstract

Although tetracycline, a bacteriostatic drug, is usually administered to experimental animals via their drinking water, its effect on drinking in experimental situations has not yet been demonstrated. Three rats were given tetracycline and clear water in the home cage while they were receiving food pellets on a fixed-time 1-min schedule in the experimental chamber. Tetracycline did not affect the total session liquid intake or the pattern of drinking within a session. The study indicates that it is safe to use tetracycline on rats that are serving as subjects in studies on schedule-induced polydipsia.

Original language	American English
Journal	Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society
Volume	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330092
State	Published - Aug 1982

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Schedule induced polydipsia
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