DMQ Valproate 100mg/kg

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Valproate 100 mg/kg enhanced CTA
HDAC Sex Differences
Expt CodeDMQ
Start Date2021-12-14
InvestigatorsMukherjee, Houpt
FundingChair's Fund
Protocol1917
Expt TypeCTA
Speciesrat
Drugsvalproate, lithium
Data Linkhttps://houptlab.org/bartab/expt/?id=DMQ

Data

Raw Data Link

People

Durba Mukherjee


Agenda

Rats arrive (?????)

Sprague Dawley rats (dob ????? ), arrived


Day 0: Water removed 2021-12-20

Days 1-7: Water Restriction 2021-12-21 thru 2021-12-27

Weigh rats daily. Water for 10 min, ad lib food.

10 min water at 1400 daily.


Day 8: Conditioning Day 2021-12-28

  • -15 min: 8 ml/kg (100 mg/kg) of Valproate 75mm
  • 0-30 min: saccharin 0.125%
  • at 30 min: 3 ml/kg ip of 0.15M LiCl or NaCl

Groups:

  • DMQ01-04 Val-Li-Male
  • DMQ05-08 Val-NaCl-Male
  • DMQ09-12 Val-Li-Female
  • DMQ13-16 Val-NaCl-Female

ad lib water returned after final injection overnight.


Days 9 - 21: Preference Tests: 2021-12-29 to 2022-1-10

Rats CTA acquisition and extinction was measured with 24-h, 2-bottle preference tests (for 12 days). Rats were given 24-h free access to both 0.125% saccharin and water bottles, alternating position for 10 days.