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The purpose of this study was to determine whether prior sensitization of stereotypy interferes with the development and retention of tolerance to amphetamine-induced hypophagia. Rats were given intermittent injections of either amphetamine (2.5 mg/kg) to induce sensitization of stereotypy, or saline. Subgroups from each group then received daily injections of either amphetamine (2 mg/kg) or saline and access to milk for 30 min. Both sensitized and nonsensitized groups became tolerant to drug-induced hypophagia at about the same rate and to about the same extent. Such tolerance was accompanied by a decrease in the frequency of stereotyped movements while milk was available. The rats were then given daily milk tests for 4 weeks without injections. Subsequent tests with amphetamine revealed that both groups lost tolerance to druginduced hypophagia and displayed more intense stereotypy than they had prior to drug withdrawal. We conclude that sensitization of stereotypy produced by intermittent injections of amphetamine (2.5 mg/kg) does not retard the development of tolerance to druginduced hypophagia and does not alter the rat's ability to suppress stereotyped movements. However, the loss of tolerance following drug withdrawal may have been due to the development of more intense stereotypy and/or the “unlearning” of previously acquired strategies for suppressing stereotypy.
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Wolgin, D.L., Hughes, K.M. Effect of sensitization of stereotypy on the acquisition and retention of tolerance to amphetamine hypophagia. Psychopharmacology 126, 219–225 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02246451
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