Severe conditioned taste aversion elicited by venom of Russell's viper.
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.
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*
D014757:Viper Venoms; D012439:Saccharin