Interactions of age, sex and long-term alcohol intake in selectively bred strains of rats.
The alcohol consumption by five genotypes of rats was studied in two experiments. Alcohol intake was age-dependent in rats bred for high emotional reactivity and avoidance conditionability. Differences in consumption by sex appeared to be primarily due to differences in body weight.
D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors