Polydipsia-induced alcohol dependency in rats: a reexamination.
Seven Holtzman rats were kept on a polydipsia-induced schedule of alcohol consumption for 3 months in a replication of a 1972 study by Falk and colleagues. Contrary to their results, there was no evidence of alcoholism.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology