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Non-human primate models of alcohol-related phenotypes: the influence of genetic and environmental factors.
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences - 1 Jan 2013
Barr Christina S
Abstract excerpt
Because of their complex social structures, behaviors, and genetic similarities to humans, nonhuman primates are useful for studying how genetic factors influence alcohol consumption. The neurobiological systems that influence addiction vulnerability may do so by acting on alcohol response, reward pathways, behavioral dyscontrol, and vulnerability to stress and anxiety. Rhesus macaques show individual differences...
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