Assessments of a postsurgically conditioned taste aversion to Maltrin.

<p>(A) Left panel: Mean (±SE) of CS intake across groups for the first conditioning trial with plotted points indicating individual rats as a function of group. Right panel: Mean (±SE) of CS intake across groups for the second conditioning trial with symbols representing each rat within the group. (B)Taste/Water Ratios for each stimulus by group. A score of 1.0 (dashed line) indicates licking rates comparable to water; a score approaching 0 represents avoidance of the stimulus. The green arrow points to the CS concentration (5% Maltrin). (C) Mean (±SE) group preference scores during the 46-h two-bottle intake test, comparing CS intake to total intake. A score of 1.0 indicates total preference for the CS; a score of 0 indicates total avoidance of the CS. The dashed line at 0.5 represents equal intake of DW and CS. Symbols represent scores for individual animals within the respective groups.