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Rat pups found a garlic-laced food to be less preferred than unadulterated Purina Lab Chow. A tolerance for the nonpreferred rations was established, however, by the exposure of developing rat pups to maternal females fed a garlic-tainted food.
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This research was supported by Grants MH 22027-01 and MH 26372-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Bronstein, P.M., Crockett, D.P. Maternal rations affect the food preferences of weanling rats: II. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 8, 227–229 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335134
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