title: Severe conditioned taste aversion elicited by venom of Russell's viper.
abstract: Conditioned taste aversion (CTA) established in rats by associating saccharin drinking with subsequent poisoning by Russell's viper venom. Retention test revealed 76 and 56% reduction of saccharin intake in venom and antivenom-venom groups. No CTA was observed in antivenom and control groups.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012439:Saccharin; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014757:Viper Venoms; D012439:Saccharin