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The effect of prolonged lithium administration on activity, reactivity, and endurance in the rat

✍ Scribed by Donald F. Smith; Helle B. Smith

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1973
Tongue: English
Weight: 345 KB
Volume: 30
Category: Article
ISSN: 0033-3158
DOI: 10.1007/bf00422796

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✦ Synopsis

Rats were fed a diet containing lithium which maintained their serum lithium levels between 0.3--0.9 mEq/1 for one week prior to behavioral tests. The activity, reactivity, and endurance of the rats was measured in the open field, activity wheel, Skinner box, jiggle cage and swim-to-exhaustion tests. Lithium was found to decrease the voluntary activity of the rats without affecting their reactivity or muscle strength.

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