Date of Award
6-1991
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Jack L. Michael
Second Advisor
Dr. Alan Poling
Third Advisor
Dr. Elbert Blakely
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Acute and chronic effects of mephenytoin (30 - 360 mg/kg) were examined in pigeons responding under a multiple fixed-ratio 50 fixed-interval 90-sec schedule of food delivery. The highest dose administered acutely (240 mg/kg) produced substantial reductions in rate of responding under both components of the multiple schedule; the effects of other doses were small and inconsistent. Tolerance appeared to develop to the rate-decreasing effects of mephenytoin following chronic exposure to the drag.
Recommended Citation
Pellettiere, Victoria Mary, "The Effects of Mephenytoin on Schedule-Controlled Responding in the Pigeon" (1991). Masters Theses. 1025.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1025