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International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy Volume 2 (2017), Article ID 2:IJCPP-123, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2017/123
Original Article
Unconditioned Stimulus Pre-exposure Interferes with Conditioned Taste Aversion in Rats

Andrew Chih Wei Huang1,* and Sigmund Hsiao2

1Department of Psychology, Fo Guang University, Yi-Lan 26247, Taiwan
2Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Dr. Andrew Chih Wei Huang, Department of Psychology, Fo Guang University, No. 160, Linwei Road, Jiaosi Shiang, Yilan County 26247, Taiwan, Tel: Tel: +886-3-9871000 (ext. 27114); E-mail: chweihuang@mail.fgu.edu.tw
17 December 2016; 25 January 2017; 27 January 2017
Huang ACW, Hsiao S (2017) Unconditioned Stimulus Pre-exposure Interferes with Conditioned Taste Aversion in Rats. Int J Clin Pharmacol Pharmacother 2: 123. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2017/123
This research was supported by funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, R.O.C. (MOST 105-2410-H-431-005) to ACWH..

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