No effects of chlordiazepoxide on reactivity to conspecific or novel odors in mice

Chlordiazepoxide treatment (2.0 and 8.0 mg/kg) had no effect on the preferences of dominant or subordinate male mice for the odors of their antagonist or unfamiliar males. The drug also failed to alter rejection of novel cinnamon odor. The results suggest that disrupted olfaction is not a major contributor to the antiaggressive actions of this drug