Article
Operant ethanol-reinforced behavior in P, NP, HAD, and LAD rats bred for high versus low ethanol preference.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Dec 1994
Ritz M C, Garcia J M, Protz D, George F R
Abstract excerpt
These studies examined the reinforcing effects of ethanol in rats selectively bred for high versus low ethanol drinking in a two-bottle choice preference task, namely the Preferring (P), Non-Preferring (NP), High Alcohol Drinking (HAD), and Low Alcohol Drinking (LAD) rats. The results substantiate findings suggesting that genetic factors are significant in determining whether ethanol will come to serve as a...
Topics
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Animals
- Choice Behavior
- Conditioning, Operant
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Ethanol
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Motivation
- Phenotype
