Restriction of dietary protein in rats increases progressive-ratio motivation for protein

• Published in: Physiology & Behavior
• Main Authors: Chiacchierini, Giulia, Naneix, Fabien, Apergis-Schoute, John, McCutcheon, James E.
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen.Rowett Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: amino acids; protein; diet; motivation; progressive ratio; rat; R Medicine; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC); BB/M007391/1; European Commission; GA 631404; Other; RPG-2017-417; Supplementary Data; Github; Zenodo; R; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2164/20908; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.113877; https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.10.479961v2; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133960752&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge the help and support from the staff of the Division of Biomedical Services, Preclinical Research Facility, University of Leicester, for technical support and the care of experimental animals as well as colleagues in the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour at the University of Leicester for their academic contribution. This work was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [grant #BB/M007391/1 to J.E.M.], the European Commission [grant #GA 631404 to J.E.M.], The Leverhulme Trust [grant #RPG-2017-417 to J.E.M. and J.A- S.], and Tromsø Research Foundation [grant #19-SG-JMcC to J.E.M.). Peer reviewed