title: Ethanol drinking by vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus pygerethrus): individual responses of juvenile and adult males.
abstract: Unrestricted access of vervet monkeys to a palatable solution of ethanol resulted in chronic intake or abstinence. Self-selected dose averaged 4.42 g/kg body mass/day. Growth of juveniles was not grossly affected. In plasma, chronic ethanol intake was associated with lower average K and Cl values, increased gamma glutamyl transpeptidase in some adults, and higher average total cholesterol. Neither hepatic histology nor haematology were affected by chronic ethanol intake.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000502:physiology*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000097:blood; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000502:physiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D000431:Ethanol; D002784:Cholesterol; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D011188:Potassium