Article
Selective breeding for initial sensitivity to ethanol.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 1993
Deitrich R A
Abstract excerpt
Selective breeding for initial sensitivity to ethanol has been carried out by a number of investigators in order to investigate the mechanisms by which ethanol brings about a myriad of effects on the mammalian central nervous system. In addition the availability of these selectively bred animals provides clues to the causes of the genetic predisposition of humans to alcoholism. Eventually it is envisioned that...
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- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Animals
- Drug Tolerance
- Genetic Markers
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Models, Genetic
