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| CNO preparation (e.g. vehicle, how its dissolved) | | CNO preparation (e.g. vehicle, how its dissolved) |
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| + | 4-OHT preparation: Dissolved in pharmaceutical grade sesame oil 5mg/ml shaking o/n 55c |
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| {{Infobox experiment|align=right | | {{Infobox experiment|align=right |
| | Name = Clozapine-N-Oxide Taste Aversion | | | Name = Clozapine-N-Oxide Taste Aversion |
| | project = DREADDs and Magentic Field | | | project = DREADDs and Magentic Field |
− | | code = JCE | + | | code = JCF |
| | protocol = 202200000006 | | | protocol = 202200000006 |
| | funding = Chair's Fund | | | funding = Chair's Fund |
| | investigators = Cote, Houpt | | | investigators = Cote, Houpt |
| | species = mice | | | species = mice |
− | | date = 2023-6-19 | + | | date = 2024-1-28 |
| | type = CTA | | | type = CTA |
| | drugs = NaCl, CNO | | | drugs = NaCl, CNO |
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| ==Agenda== | | ==Agenda== |
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− | Mice In House Colony FosCreER X hM4Di (n=11 male DOB +/-, n=12 female DOB +/-) | + | Mice In House Colony FosCreER X hM3Dq (n=?? male DOB +/-, n=?? female DOB +/-) |
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| Drug Preparation: Isotonic LiCl (0.15M,20ml/kg, i.p) followed by 4-OHT prepared at 5mg/ml (50mg/kg,10ml/kg, i.p) or Sesame oil vehicle (10ml/kg i.p) after 10 min. | | Drug Preparation: Isotonic LiCl (0.15M,20ml/kg, i.p) followed by 4-OHT prepared at 5mg/ml (50mg/kg,10ml/kg, i.p) or Sesame oil vehicle (10ml/kg i.p) after 10 min. |
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− | Pre Treatment (8/18/23) 2 weeks before starting water restriction | + | Pre Treatment (1/28/24) 2 weeks before starting water restriction |
| 4 groups: | | 4 groups: |
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− | 1. Isotonic LiCl and 4-OHT, N=6 | + | 1. Isotonic LiCl and 4-OHT, N=12: Excitatory DREADDs are expected to be expressed |
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− | 2. Isotonic LiCl and sesame oil, N=6
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− | 3. Isotonic saline and 4-OHT, N=6
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− | 4. Isotonic saline and sesame oil, N=5
| + | 2. Isotonic Saline and sesame oil, N=11: No DREADDs are expected to be expressed |
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− | '''Day 0: Water removed''' (2023-9-12) | + | '''Day 0: Water removed''' (**2024-7-19) |
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| In the afternoon (~4pm), mice will be given supplemental access to water for 30 min. | | In the afternoon (~4pm), mice will be given supplemental access to water for 30 min. |
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− | '''Day 12: Conditioning Day''' (2023-9-24) | + | '''Day 12: Conditioning Day''' (2024-2-28) |
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− | Mice are given 10-min access to 0.125% saccharin solution, then injected with CNO (3mg/kg,10ml/kg, i.p) followed by LiCl (0.15M,20ml/kg, i.p) or isotonic saline after 10 min | + | Mice are given 10-min access to 0.125% saccharin solution, then injected with CNO (3mg/kg,10ml/kg, i.p) after 15 min |
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| Groups: | | Groups: |
− | * LTL: Exp group (predicted to show attenuated taste aversion) | + | * LTC: Exp group (Predicted to form taste aversion) |
− | * LVL: + Control (expect to form taste aversion)
| + | * VVC: Control (expect to not form taste aversion) |
− | * VTV: - Control (expect to not form taste aversion)
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− | * VVV: - Control (expect to not form taste aversion) | |
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− | * JCE01-04: Female | + | * JCF01-04: ??? |
− | * JCE05-08: Female | + | * JCF05-08: ??? |
− | * JCE09-12: Male | + | * JCF09-12: ??? |
− | * JCE13-16: Male | + | * JCF13-16: ??? |
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| After injection, ad lib water returned overnight. | | After injection, ad lib water returned overnight. |