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  • Title: Posttraining D1 receptor blockade impairs odor conditioning in neonatal rats.
    Author: Weldon DA, Travis ML, Kennedy DA.
    Journal: Behav Neurosci; 1991 Jun; 105(3):450-8. PubMed ID: 1863365.
    Abstract:
    Rat pups that were exposed to a novel anise odor paired with tactile stimulation (stroking the skin with a paint brush) received injections of either saline or the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist (+/-)-SKF 83566 (0.1 mg/kg) before conditioning or immediately after conditioning. Animals that received the drug either before or after training showed less approach to the conditioned odor during the testing period 24 hr later than did animals that received the vehicle. Posttraining administration of the D2 receptor antagonist spiperone (0.1 mg/kg) did not affect subsequent approach to the conditioned odor, suggesting a selective effect of D1 receptor blockade. The impairment in learning by the administration of (+/-)-SKF 83566 before conditioning was reversed by the injection of the dopamine receptor agonist apomorphine (0.1 mg/kg) immediately after conditioning. Posttraining D1 receptor activation appears necessary for normal odor conditioning in rat pups.
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