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Experimental anxiety and the reinforcing effects of ethanol in rats.
Blatt, S L; Takahashi, R N.
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  • Blatt SL; Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil.
Braz J Med Biol Res ; 32(4): 457-61, 1999 Apr.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10347810
In order to examine the relationship between anxiety and reinforcing effects of alcohol, drug-naive male Wistar rats weighing 250-300 g were classified as "anxious" and "non-anxious" in the elevated plusmaze test. A conditioned place preference test was then used to investigate the reinforcing effects of ethanol (EtOH) on these animals. On 2 alternate days, groups of "anxious", "non-anxious" and "normal" rats received intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of EtOH (0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 g/kg) immediately before a 15-min confinement to the white compartment. On the 2 intervening days the same rats received i.p. injections of saline before confinement to the opposite compartment. On day 5, a 15-min free-choice test was carried out with no injections. Rats classified as "anxious" showed a significant, though not dose-dependent preference for all doses of ethanol compared to saline-treated animals. These data demonstrate that rats regarded as "anxious" are more sensitive to the reinforcing effects of EtOH than "non-anxious" and "normal" Wistar rats and emphasize the relevance of the basal levels of anxiety of rats when trying to detect the reinforcing effects of EtOH.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Anxiety / Reinforcement, Psychology / Central Nervous System Depressants / Ethanol Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Braz J Med Biol Res Year: 1999 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Anxiety / Reinforcement, Psychology / Central Nervous System Depressants / Ethanol Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Braz J Med Biol Res Year: 1999 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil