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The effects of treatment with three chlordiazepoxide (CDP) doses (2.0, 8.0, and 12.0 mg/kg) on risk assessment behaviors evoked by a novel odor were investigated. Both the frequency and duration of flatback approaches and stretch attends were strongly suppressed at the highest CDP dose. It is suggested that CDP alters normal olfactory function only at doses that attenuate offensive attack, but that CDP-induced reductions in defensive behaviors, seen at lower doses, are probably not importantly mediated by disrupted olfaction.
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This research was partially supported by an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program grant to C. M. G.
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Garbe, C.M., Kemble, E.D. & Strunk, P.C. Effects of chlordiazepoxide on odor-induced risk assessment behaviors in mice. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 31, 314–316 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334939
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