Mirex and behavior in the Long-Evans rat.
In two experiments, adult male Long-Evans rats were fed chow containing mirex (1.78 ppm and 17.8 ppm in Experiment 1, 17.8 ppm in Experiment 2) over a several week period and were tested on a variety of behavioral tasks. No differences in behavior were seen between control and experimental animals tested in an open-field apparatus, on VI 30-sec and DRL 20-sec operant paradigms, or on a discrimination-reversal task motivated by escape from footshock.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008917:Mirex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012193:Reversal Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
D007306:Insecticides; D008917:Mirex