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The effects of the opiate antagonist naloxone on the hoarding behavior of intact female hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus, were studied. Naloxone reduced the number of food pellets hoarded (p <.01) but did not affect the initiation of hoarding behavior. Further analysis indicated consistent individual differences in the effect of naloxone administration on hoarding (p <.05).
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This research was supported by NSF Grant BNS78-17860. The naloxone used was a gift from ENDO Laboratories.
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Urbano, M., Noble, R.G. The effects of naloxone on hoarding in the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Bull. Psychon. Soc. 18, 340–342 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333646
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