Le Houezec_1989_Physiol.Behav_45_103

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Title : Failure of behavioral dependence induction and oral nicotine bioavailability in rats - Le Houezec_1989_Physiol.Behav_45_103
Author(s) : Le Houezec J , Martin C , Cohen C , Molimard R
Ref : Physiol Behav , 45 :103 , 1989
Abstract :

As failure to induce behavioral dependence to oral nicotine (0.31 mM) might be caused by taste aversion. Sixteen rats were presented nicotine around the taste aversion threshold (0.025 mM then 0.05 mM) as only source of fluid for 10 weeks. Eight of them had undergone portacaval anastomosis (PCA) to increase bioavailability of nicotine by preventing liver first-pass. Weekly choice sessions between nicotine and water demonstrated neither aversion nor preference for nicotine. In 10 control and 11 PCA rats accustomed to drink 0.31 mM nicotine, plasma nicotine was determined after 3 ml/kg intragastric nicotine-solution. In both groups, 0.05 mM nicotine did not lead to detectable levels but 0.31 mM nicotine led to peak levels higher than seen in man after smoking. Similar levels were recorded after spontaneous nicotine drinking in 8 isolated and 18 grouped normal rats accustomed to 0.31 mM nicotine. Drinking nicotine for at least 10 weeks did not induce behavioral dependence in these rats. This cannot be explained by poor nicotine bioavailability by oral route.

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Le Houezec J, Martin C, Cohen C, Molimard R (1989)
Failure of behavioral dependence induction and oral nicotine bioavailability in rats
Physiol Behav 45 :103

Le Houezec J, Martin C, Cohen C, Molimard R (1989)
Physiol Behav 45 :103