Selective breeding of rats differing in voluntary ethanol consumption.

Abstract excerpt

Selective breeding of Wistar rats for the voluntary ethanol consumption is being carried out. Five generations have been achieved of ethanol high preferring and ethanol low preferring lines. Significant segregation between lines has been accomplished. In general, the results obtained replicate th...

Topics

• Alcohol Drinking
• Animals
• Behavior, Animal
• Breeding
• Female
• Male
• Phenotype
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar
• Selection, Genetic