English 926 March 12‚2013 Rat Park In Lauren Slater’s article Rat Park‚ Slater talks about Bruce Alexander’s study and experiments on addiction. Alexander’s experiment consists of lab rats in two environments. The first is a caged environment and the second was a “perfect environment” called Rat Park. Rats in each environment were given two choices of water. One study group had regular water and the second was a form of heroin in water. The caged rats chose to drink the drugged water
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I’m in the Rat Army now. The commander is Rose. Not Bonzo. I’m done with following Bonzo’s stupid directions‚ and his desperate need for authority that seems to contribute to the making of his stupid actions. He punched me right after he told me that he persuaded the Rat Army to trade me for one of their guys. He was angry; he was furious with every little thing that I did when I was in his army and punching me like that was only part of his payback. Whenever I saw his face‚ I couldn’t help but
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3276 • The Journal of Neuroscience‚ February 20‚ 2013 • 33(8):3276 –3283 Behavioral/Cognitive Foxp2 Mediates Sex Differences in Ultrasonic Vocalization by Rat Pups and Directs Order of Maternal Retrieval J. Michael Bowers‚1 Miguel Perez-Pouchoulen‚4‚5 N. Shalon Edwards‚3 and Margaret M. McCarthy1‚2‚3 Departments of 1Physiology and 2Psychiatry‚ and 3Department of Pharmacology and Program in Neuroscience‚ University of Maryland School of Medicine‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland 21201‚ and 4Centro de Investigaciones
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Cancer in Humans and the Rat Respiratory System The human respiratory system is very similar‚ if not practically identical‚ to the respiratory system of a rat. The only notable difference is the division of the lobes in human lungs. The left lung of a rat is composed of 1 lobe‚ while the right lung has 4 lobes. The right lung of a human contains 3 lobes and the left lung is composed of 2 lobes. Other than that (and some structural differences along with size) the human and rat respiratory systems work
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Why Have Brown Rats Been Able to Survive in Urban Areas People call rats many things like: disease carriers‚ disgusting‚ pests‚ flea-bitten and horrid‚ but the brown rat is actually very interesting as they have been able to survive anywhere because of their amazing skills. The brown rat which is also known as the Rattus norvegicus‚ is nocturnal‚ at night ‘the brown rat’s eyes are small‚ black and shiny; when a flashlight shines into them in the dark‚ the eyes of the rat light up like
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front. The soldiers were also instructed to grease each others’ feet with whale oil at least once a day. It is estimated that a battalion (1007 men and 30 officers) at the front would use up to ten gallons of whale oil every day. Trench rats Rats - brown and black - thrived literally in their millions among trenches in most Fronts of the war primarily the Western Front.
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Jetty Rats Rites of Passage Jetty Rats is a novel written by Phillip Gwynne that all young teenage boys should read. It deals with the rites of passage and issues that all boys are confronted with at some point in their adolescent lives. It is presented in an entertaining yet realistic manor which makes it easy for younger readers to understand. The issues and rites of passage discussed in this essay include family‚ friends‚ experiencing a first kiss and obtaining a first ‘real’ job. The story
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BMR (basal metabolic rate) Basal metabolic rate (BMR)‚ and the closely related resting metabolic rate (RMR)‚ is the amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment‚ in the post-absorptive state (meaning that the digestive system is inactive‚ which requires about twelve hours of fasting in humans). The release of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital organs‚ the heart‚ lungs and kidneys and the rest of the nervous system‚ intestine‚
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The religion I chose to observe was Jehovah’s Witness‚ they usually hold services two times a week‚ and most of the programs involve audience participation similar to a classroom discussion. Worship beginnings with a song from their “Song Book” which leads to prayer and before ending the service with prayer they sing again. All services focus on reading and discussing the Bible and seeing how to apply it in one’s life. Those in attendance—no matter what ethnic group or age—are encouraged to read
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the current study‚ 30 Long-Evans male rats will be profiled as passive‚ active‚ or flexible copers. After profiling‚ the rats will be divided into three groups of 10. Each group will consist of an equal number of the three different coping profiles. The animals will begin their weekly treatment of intravenous caffeine injections (25 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg) starting in week one. In week two‚ the rats will begin training for the dry land maze (DLM) task. The rats will have three days of habituation to
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