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Forty-two rats were trained in a T-maze with the opportunity to obtain food (21 rats) or attack a frog (21 rats) as a reward for choosing the side designated correct Following training, three dosage levels of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol were administered. Differential effects of drug administration on behavior were found to be a function of the type of reward employed, indicating that Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol had a more profound inhibitory effect on aggression than on appetite.
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Marlyne Kilbey, M., Will Moore, J. & Harris, R.T. Effects of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on appetitive- and aggressive-rewarded maze performance in the rat. Psychobiology 1, 174–176 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326897
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