| Increased preference for ethanol in the infant rat after prenatal ethanol exposure, expressed on intake and taste reactivity tests. | |
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PMID: 15770108 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that prenatal exposure during gestational days 17 to 20 to low or moderate doses of ethanol (1 or 2 g/kg) increases alcohol intake in infant rats. Taking into account that higher consumption does not necessarily suggest a preference for alcohol, in the present study, the hedonic nature of the prenatal experience was analyzed further with the use of a taste reactivity test. METHOD: General activity, wall climbing, passive drips, paw licking, and mouthing in response to intraoral infusions of alcohol, water, and a sucrose-quinine solution (which resembles alcohol taste in rats) were tested in 161 preweanling 14-day-old rat pups that were prenatally exposed to 0, 1, or 2 g/kg of alcohol during gestational days 17 to 20. Consumption of those substances was measured during the taste reactivity test and on postnatal day 15. RESULTS: Pups that were prenatally exposed to both doses of ethanol displayed lower levels of general activity and wall climbing than controls in response to ethanol. Infant rats that were treated prenatally with both doses of ethanol showed higher intake of the drug and also more mouthing and paw licking in response to ethanol taste. Only pups that were exposed to the higher ethanol dose in utero generalized those responses to the sucrose-quinine compound. CONCLUSIONS: These results seem to indicate that for the infant rat, the palatability of ethanol is enhanced after exposure to the drug during the last days of gestation. |
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Authors:
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Carlos Arias; M Gabriela Chotro |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research Volume: 29 ISSN: 0145-6008 ISO Abbreviation: Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. Publication Date: 2005 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-03-16 Completed Date: 2005-06-27 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7707242 Medline TA: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 337-46 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain. |
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Alcohol Drinking
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psychology* Animals Animals, Newborn / physiology* Appetitive Behavior / drug effects Body Weight / drug effects Central Nervous System Depressants / pharmacology* Ethanol / pharmacology* Female Motor Activity / drug effects Pregnancy Rats Rats, Wistar Taste / drug effects* |
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0/Central Nervous System Depressants; 64-17-5/Ethanol |
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