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Chronic nicotine and withdrawal effects on radial-arm maze performance in rats.

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Levin, ED; Lee, C; Rose, JE; Reyes, A; Ellison, G; Jarvik, M; Gritz, E
Published in: Behav Neural Biol
March 1990

Rats were tested for choice accuracy in an eight-arm radial maze during and after chronic administration of nicotine via subcutaneously implanted glass and Silastic capsules. Nicotine administration significantly improved choice accuracy relative to controls. The effect gradually became apparent over the first 2 weeks of exposure and persisted through the third week. Surprisingly, the significant facilitation of the nicotine-treated rats relative to controls continued for 2 weeks after the end of nicotine administration. No effects of nicotine were seen on choice latency or the strategy to make adjacent arm entries.

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Behav Neural Biol

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ISSN

0163-1047

Publication Date

March 1990

Volume

53

Issue

2

Start / End Page

269 / 276

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Rats
  • Orientation
  • Nicotine
  • Mental Recall
  • Male
  • Drug Implants
  • Discrimination Learning
  • Choice Behavior
 

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Levin, E. D., Lee, C., Rose, J. E., Reyes, A., Ellison, G., Jarvik, M., & Gritz, E. (1990). Chronic nicotine and withdrawal effects on radial-arm maze performance in rats. Behav Neural Biol, 53(2), 269–276. https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-1047(90)90509-5
Levin, E. D., C. Lee, J. E. Rose, A. Reyes, G. Ellison, M. Jarvik, and E. Gritz. “Chronic nicotine and withdrawal effects on radial-arm maze performance in rats.Behav Neural Biol 53, no. 2 (March 1990): 269–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-1047(90)90509-5.
Levin ED, Lee C, Rose JE, Reyes A, Ellison G, Jarvik M, et al. Chronic nicotine and withdrawal effects on radial-arm maze performance in rats. Behav Neural Biol. 1990 Mar;53(2):269–76.
Levin, E. D., et al. “Chronic nicotine and withdrawal effects on radial-arm maze performance in rats.Behav Neural Biol, vol. 53, no. 2, Mar. 1990, pp. 269–76. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0163-1047(90)90509-5.
Levin ED, Lee C, Rose JE, Reyes A, Ellison G, Jarvik M, Gritz E. Chronic nicotine and withdrawal effects on radial-arm maze performance in rats. Behav Neural Biol. 1990 Mar;53(2):269–276.

Published In

Behav Neural Biol

DOI

ISSN

0163-1047

Publication Date

March 1990

Volume

53

Issue

2

Start / End Page

269 / 276

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Rats
  • Orientation
  • Nicotine
  • Mental Recall
  • Male
  • Drug Implants
  • Discrimination Learning
  • Choice Behavior