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Rats given the opportunity to establish a strong preference for sugar over salt were compared following adrenalectomy with rats receiving only distilled water preoperatively. There were no differences between groups in NaCl ingested though adrenalectomized animals drank significantly less sucrose as compared to sham operated Ss. Development of a preoperative preference for sugar over salt is not a sufficient condition to prevent the typical postoperative increase in salt intake by adrenalectomized rats.
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1. This research was supported in part by the Research Participation Program for College Teachers of the National Science Foundation and by Grants MH 11281-01 and MH 11906-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
2. The data for this report were collected at Florida State University, with the assistance of Mr. Joseph Cullen.
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Grimsley, D.L., Cullen, J.W. Preoperative experience and postoperative fluid preference in adrenalectomized rats. Psychon Sci 12, 119–120 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331227
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