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| | Test of role of ovarian hormones in butyrate-enhanced CTA. | | Test of role of ovarian hormones in butyrate-enhanced CTA. |
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| | + | Dose of NaB based on [https://houptlab.org/papers/pdfs/Houpt065.pdf Kwon and Houpt, Brain Research, 1333 (2010) 36–47], PMID: 20346924 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871962/ PMCID: PMC2871962] |
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| | + | * 0.3 M Na Butyrate = 3.3g/100ml water |
| | + | * 0.3 M NaCl = 18g/liter water (osmotic control) |
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| | + | <br> |
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| | + | ==Data== |
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| | + | '''[https://houptlab.org/bartab/expt/?id=DMP Raw Data Link]''' |
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| | + | ==People== |
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| | + | Durba Mukherjee |
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| | + | ===Agenda=== |
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| | + | '''Rats arrive''' (2021-08-24) |
| | + | Female Sprague Dawley rats n=18 (dob 2021-06-07), arrived |
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| | + | <br> |
| | + | '''Surgery''' |
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| | 3 groups: sham surgery, ovariectomized (ovx), ovariectomized + 3mg pellet of 17-beta-estradiol (Innovative Research, Sarasota, FL) | | 3 groups: sham surgery, ovariectomized (ovx), ovariectomized + 3mg pellet of 17-beta-estradiol (Innovative Research, Sarasota, FL) |
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| − | DMP1-9: Surgery on 2021-10-24 | + | * DMP1-9: Surgery on 2021-10-24 |
| − | DMP10-18: Surgery on 2021-10-30 | + | * DMP10-18: Surgery on 2021-10-30 |
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| | + | Carpofen 0.5 mg/kg pre-op, isoflurane and bupivicaine intra-op, carpofen 0.5 mg/kg post-op (next day). Staples removed 7 days post-op. |
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| | + | '''Day 0: Water removed 2021-11-08''' |
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| | + | <br> |
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| | + | '''Days 1-7: Water Restriction 2021-11-9 thru 2021-11-15''' |
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| − | Female Sprague Dawley rats (dob 2021-06-07), arrived 2021-08-24.
| + | Weigh rats daily. Water for 10 min, ad lib food. |
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| − | Water removed 2021-11-08
| + | 10 min water at 1400 daily. |
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| − | Restriction 2021-11-9 thru 2021-11-15
| + | <br> |
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| − | Conditioning Day 2021-11-16 | + | '''Day 8: Conditioning Day 2021-11-16''' |
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| | * 0-30 min: saccharin 0.125% | | * 0-30 min: saccharin 0.125% |
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| | * at 40 min: 12 ml/kg of 0.3M NaButyrate or NaCl | | * at 40 min: 12 ml/kg of 0.3M NaButyrate or NaCl |
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| − | Water returned.
| + | ad lib water returned after final injection overnight. |
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| | + | <br> |
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| | + | '''Days 9- ???: Preference Tests: 2021-11-17 to ???''' |
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| | + | Rats CTA acquisition and extinction was measured with 24-h, 2-bottle preference tests. Rats were given 24-h free access to both 0.125% saccharin and water bottles, alternating position for 10 days. |
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| − | Two-Bottle Test Days: 2021-11-17 to ???
| + | [[Category:Taste Aversion]] |