Conditioned place preference induced by morphine in non-copulating male rats.
Non-copulators (NC) are normal males that fail to display sexual behavior, we evaluate if NC male rats have a functional general reward system. NC male rats were injected with morphine to determine if a reward state, as evaluated by the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm, could be induced. Our results demonstrate that NC males develop CPP to a morphine injection, indicating that their general reward system is functional.
Portillo
Wendy
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Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Qro. 76230, México. portillo654@yahoo.com.mx
Paredes
Raúl G
RG
D000818:Animals; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000187:drug effects*; D003307:Copulation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009042:Motivation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012201:Reward; D045442:Rotarod Performance Test
D009020:Morphine