Assessment of ethanol's hedonic effects in mice selectively bred for sensitivity to ethanol-induced hypothermia.

doi:10.1007/BF02316868

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Assessment of ethanol's hedonic effects in mice selectively bred for sensitivity to ethanol-induced hypothermia.

Psychopharmacology - 1 Jan 1991

Cunningham C L, Hallett C L, Niehus D R, Hunter J S, Nouth L, Risinger F O

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Mice selectively bred for sensitivity (COLD) or insensitivity (HOT) to the hypothermic effect of ethanol were tested in three tasks purported to assess ethanol's hedonic properties: place conditioning, taste conditioning, and ethanol drinking. In the place conditioning task, distinctive tactile (...

Topics

Alcohol Drinking
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Body Temperature
Choice Behavior
Conditioning, Operant
Cues
Ethanol
Genotype
Male
Mice
Motor Activity
Taste

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