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Female albino rats (N = 20) were used in this experiment designed to study the effects of hydroxyzine on operant behavior following 24 h of sensory deprivation (SD). A significant drug effect was demonstrated, but no significant degree of inhibition upon the number of bar presses, nor any of the interaction effects resulted from SD. The inconsistency of these results with earlier studies was discussed.
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1. This project was supported by VA Medical Research Funds (8200).
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Pishkin, V., Rasmussen, E.A. & Duke, C.R. Effects of sensory deprivation and hydroxyzine on rats’ bar pressing. Psychon Sci 10, 255–256 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331507
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