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An experiment was carried out to dissociate the central stimulation effects and the peripheral gastric distress effects of the dopamine agonist apomorphine on the “transport response” in white rats. Forty-day-old rats were administered apomorphine (10 mg/kg) or lithium choride (30 mg/kg) or saline, and were then tested for the presence and intensity of the transport response. Compared with saline-administered control rats, those administered apomorphine exhibited a significant increase in response intensity, whereas those administered lithium chloride exhibited no effect.
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Wilson, C. The effects of apomorphine and lithium chloride on the “transport response” in white rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 26, 452–454 (1988). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334911
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