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Preferences for sucrose, saccharin, and sodium chloride solutions were studied by the two-bottle technique while varying concentrations of the same solutions were continuously infused into the oral cavity. Increasing the in fusa te concentration of sucrose and saccharin linearly decreased preference, while sodium chloride preference was equally depressed at all concentrations of infusa te.
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Vance, W.B. Oral infusion and taste preference behavior in the white rat. Psychon Sci 18, 133–134 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332338
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