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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1985
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This research was designed to assess the extent to which olfactory
cues, both main olfactory and vomeronasal, are important in the
expression of independent ingestion in 6-day-old rat pups.
Independent ingestion in young rat pups involves the intake of
large volumes of milk (delivered throught an intraoral cannula)
and is accompanied by dramatic behavioral activation. It was found
that behavioral activation in response to milk infusions or milk
odor was eliminated in pups deprived of main olfactory input (by
nasal lavage with ZnS04), or vomeronasal input (by vomeronasal
nerve sections). Similarly, after vomeronasal deafferentation and
ZnS04 lavage pups cease to probe and become active in response to
milk infusions and milk odor accompanied by water infusions. The
results suggest that behavioral activation may be mediated in a
similar fashion by both the main and vomeronasal olfactory system.
cues, both main olfactory and vomeronasal, are important in the
expression of independent ingestion in 6-day-old rat pups.
Independent ingestion in young rat pups involves the intake of
large volumes of milk (delivered throught an intraoral cannula)
and is accompanied by dramatic behavioral activation. It was found
that behavioral activation in response to milk infusions or milk
odor was eliminated in pups deprived of main olfactory input (by
nasal lavage with ZnS04), or vomeronasal input (by vomeronasal
nerve sections). Similarly, after vomeronasal deafferentation and
ZnS04 lavage pups cease to probe and become active in response to
milk infusions and milk odor accompanied by water infusions. The
results suggest that behavioral activation may be mediated in a
similar fashion by both the main and vomeronasal olfactory system.
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Extent
93 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14257
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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1985.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Date Backup
1985
Date Text
1985
Date Issued (EDTF)
1985
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FADT14257
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
TERRY, LESLIE MARY.
Graduate College
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93 p.
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Title Plain
OLFACTORY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR OF INFANT RATS: EFFECTS OF OLFACTORY AND VOMERONASAL DEAFFERENTATION (DEVELOPMENT, FEEDING)
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Origin Information
1985
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
OLFACTORY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR OF INFANT RATS: EFFECTS OF OLFACTORY AND VOMERONASAL DEAFFERENTATION (DEVELOPMENT, FEEDING)
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OLFACTORY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR OF INFANT RATS: EFFECTS OF OLFACTORY AND VOMERONASAL DEAFFERENTATION (DEVELOPMENT, FEEDING)