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Lick rates in male rats were measured before, during, and after irradiation with 100 r gamma rays. No alterations in the licking reflex were found. These results were interpreted as further evidence that classically conditioned saccharin aversion is not attributable to prompt neural alterations.
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1. Supported in part by Public Health Service Grant MH 08775, from the National Institute of Mental Health, and Contracts At-(40-1)-2903 and At-(40-1)-2690 with Division of Biology and Medicine, USAEC.
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Schaeffer, R.W., Smith, J.C. Lick rates in rats exposed to gamma-irradiation. Psychon Sci 6, 201–202 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328027
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