title: Bombesin improves rats' operant responding maintained by a differential-reinforcement-of-low-rates schedule of food reinforcement.
abstract: The present study examined rats' responding on a differential-reinforcement-of-low-rates schedule of food reinforcement following intraperitoneal injections of various doses of bombesin (4, 6, 8, 16, 32 micrograms/kg). Analyses indicated that only the 6 micrograms/kg dosage improved DRL responding. The findings are consistent with prior research examining bombesin's effect on operant behavior and support the notion that bombesin induces satiety rather than malaise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris-Peterson
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mollenhauer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeVolder
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule
chemical_list: D001839:Bombesin