EVIDENCE FOR HUMORAL MEDIATION OF RADIATIONINDUCED MOTIVATION OBTAINED FROM PARABIONT RATS,

Abstract

Parabiotic rat pairs with a skin-vascular anastomosis were used to test for a radiation-induced transferrable humoral factor which would motivate aversive conditioning in a non-irradiated (shielded) recipient. The shielded partner, by tasting saccharin-flavored fluid shortly after its partner was X-irradiated (360 R), was aversively conditioned to saccharin. This was interpreted as evidence for a humoral factor. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 25, 1965
Accession Number
AD0623365

Entities

People

  • D. J. Kimeldorf
  • E. L. Hunt
  • H. W. Carroll

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Mediation
  • Motivation
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Immunology
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.