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Snake Neurotoxins and Conditioned Taste Aversion in Mice

Islam S
- 01 Jan 1980 - 
- Vol. 11, Iss: 1, pp 41-43
TLDR
Results indicate 10 and 7.5 μg of cobra venom and 20, and 15 μg of krait venom produce clear-cut CTA in mice.
Abstract
Two recent studies reported that various poisons affecting the central nervous system do not elicit conditioned taste aversion (CTA). To test the validity of this statement, cobra and krait neurotoxins were used as the US in the CTA paradigm and compared with lithium chloride. The results indicate 10 and 7.5 μg of cobra venom and 20, and 15 μg of krait venom produce clear-cut CTA in mice.

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