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Intermittent short- and long-term alcohol exposures influence alcohol consumption, anxiety-like behaviors, and seizure onset in genetically epilepsy-prone rats.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 2025
Silva-Cardoso Gleice Kelli, N'Gouemo Prosper
Abstract excerpt
The genetically epilepsy-prone rats (GEPR-3s) are known for their hereditary susceptibility to seizures and anxiety. This study investigates the impact of short-term (1 week) and long-term (4 weeks) intermittent alcohol exposure through a two-bottle choice paradigm on voluntary alcohol intake, anxiety-like behaviors, and acoustically evoked seizure susceptibility in the GEPR-3s. Anxiety behaviors were assessed...
Topics
- Animals
- Anxiety
- Male
- Alcohol Drinking
- Female
- Rats
- Seizures
- Ethanol
- Epilepsy
- Time Factors
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Behavior, Animal
