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Innate gut microbiota predisposes to high alcohol consumption.
Addiction biology - 1 Jul 2021
Ezquer Fernando, Quintanilla Maria Elena, Moya-Flores Francisco, Morales Paola, Munita José Manuel, Olivares Belén, Landskron Glauben, Hermoso Marcela A, Ezquer Marcelo, Herrera-Marschitz Mario, Israel Yedy
Abstract excerpt
Gut microbiota is known to be transferred from the mother to their offspring. This study determines whether the innate microbiota of rats selectively bred for generations as high alcohol drinkers play a role in their alcohol intake. Wistar-derived high-drinker UChB rats (intake 10-g ethanol/kg/day) administered nonabsorbable oral antibiotics before allowing access to alcohol, reducing their voluntary ethanol...
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