Article
An analysis of the genetics of alcohol intoxication in inbred mice.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Jan 2005
Crabbe John C, Metten Pamela, Cameron Andy J, Wahlsten Douglas
Abstract excerpt
We compared the behaviors of eight inbred mouse strains across 18 variables, using 11 behavioral assays, and gave ethanol (EtOH) as an intoxicant. Genetic influences on behavior and sensitivity to EtOH were pronounced, but strain sensitivities were generally only modestly correlated across tasks. Certain well-correlated clusters of responses suggested that some genes affect similar neurobiological substrates. No...
Topics
- Alcoholic Intoxication
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Disease Models, Animal
- Ethanol
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Motor Activity
- Phenotype
- Species Specificity
