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Genetic control of acute ethanol-induced behaviors in Drosophila.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Aug 2000
Singh C M, Heberlein U
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In most organisms in which acute ethanol exposure has been studied, it leads to similar changes in behavior. Generally, low ethanol doses activate the central nervous system, whereas high doses are sedative. Sensitivity to the acute intoxicating effects of ethanol is in part under genetic control in rodents and humans, and reduced sensitivity in humans predicts the development of alcoholism (Crabbe et...
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