Table 1.
Subject groups, drugs injected and injection order.
| Group | Cannula location | 5 week access history | First drug | Second drug | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | core | IA | DAMGO | raclopride | 9 |
| 2 | core | WA | DAMGO | raclopride | 7 |
| 3 | core | CA | DAMGO | raclopride | 7 |
| 4 | shell | IA | DAMGO | raclopride | 7 |
| 5 | shell | WA | DAMGO | raclopride | 7 |
| 6 | shell | CA | DAMGO | raclopride | 6 |
| 7 | core | IA | naltrexone | SCH23390 | 11 |
| 8 | core | WA | naltrexone | SCH23390 | 8 |
| 9 | core | CA | naltrexone | SCH23390 | 9 |
| 10 | shell | IA | naltrexone | SCH23390 | 7 |
| 11 | shell | WA | naltrexone | SCH23390 | 6 |
| 12 | shell | CA | naltrexone | SCH23390 | 8 |
| 13 | core | IA | CTAP | 11 | |
| 14 | core | WA | CTAP | 11 | |
| 15 | shell | IA | CTAP | 10 | |
| 16 | shell | WA | CTAP | 8 | |
| 17 | core | IA | naltrindole | nor-BNI | 12 |
| 18 | core | WA | naltrindole | nor-BNI | 11 |
| 19 | shell | IA | naltrindole | nor-BNI | 11 |
| 20 | shell | WA | naltrindole | nor-BNI | 8 |
| 21 | core | none | (CTAP vs DAMGO) | - | 19 |
| TOTAL | 193 |
Three doses of the first drug were injected in random order, followed by three doses of the second drug in random order. See section 2.4 for doses. Each rat received a single vehicle (saline) injection on a randomly-determined day.