Effects of acetone and toluene vapors on multiple schedule performance of rats.
Six rats were trained to press a lever for a liquid food reward on a multiple fixed ratio--fixed interval (FR--FI) schedule of reinforcement. When lever-pressing rates became relatively stable, the animals were exposed to 150 ppm of either acetone or toluene for duration times of 1/2, 1, 2 and 4 hr. Exposures were conducted at least three weeks apart. Acetone produced minimal changes on the FR--FI responding during the 1/2 hr exposure. During the 1 hr exposure period, both FR and FI rates increased while during the 2 hr exposure, both FR and FI responses decreased below control levels. During the 4 hr exposure FI responses approximated control levels for 2 rats and were above the control level for the third animal while FR rates were below controls for 2 of the 3 subjects. Rate changes under toluene were generally qualitatively similar to those produced by acetone. An initial enhancement of FR and FI rates occurred during the shorter exposure periods followed by a decrease in rates during the longer exposure periods.
D000096:Acetone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects*; D005740:Gases; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D013997:Time Factors; D014050:Toluene / Q000494:pharmacology*
D005740:Gases; D000096:Acetone; D014050:Toluene