Ethanol self-administration is genetically independent of locomotor stimulation in fast and slow mice.

doi:10.1016/0741-8329(95)02017-9

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Ethanol self-administration is genetically independent of locomotor stimulation in fast and slow mice.

Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000

Sanchez F P, Dickenson L, George F R

Abstract excerpt

One substance abuse hypothesis proposes that rewarding effects of drugs are causally related to their psychostimulant effects. We examined this hypothesis by comparing operant self-administration of ethanol in mice selectively bred for either high (Fast) or low (Slow) locomotor stimulation respon...

Topics

Animals
Ethanol
Genotype
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Motor Activity
Reinforcement, Psychology
Self Administration

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