This study examined the effect of concurrent presentation of a highly palatable saccharin solution on ethanol consumption during the acquisition or maintenance of ethanol drinking by high-alcohol-drinking (UChB) rats. Rats ...

Ethanol abuse is linked to several acute and chronic injuries that can lead to health problems. Ethanol addiction is one of the most severe diseases linked to the abuse of this drug. Symptoms of ethanol addiction include ...

Acute tolerance that develops within minutes of ethanol exposure appears to influence the apparent acute behavioral sensitivity of laboratory animals to ethanol actions. The existence of a correlation between voluntary ...

Behavioral sensitization has been suggested to contribute to uncontrolled alcohol consumption. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of repeated ethanol administration in adolescent and adult mice on subsequent ...

Background and purpose: Epidemiological data suggest that the risk of ethanol-associated cardiovascular disease is greater in men than in women. This study investigates the mechanisms underlying gender-specific vascular ...

Stress and ethanol are important cardiovascular risk factors. Their vascular and blood pressure (BP) effects were evaluated alone and in combination. Adult male Wistar rats (8-10 per group) were separated into control, ...

Background: Alcohol use disorders (abuse and dependence, AUD) are multifactorial phenomena, depending on the interplay of environmental and genetic variables. Method: This review describes current developments in animal ...

Early exposure to ethanol affects ethanol intake later in life. This early experience encompasses exposure to social stimuli and the pharmacological and orosensory properties of ethanol. The specific contribution of each ...