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Pre-pregnancy alcohol experience attenuates typical decrease in gestational alcohol consumption in mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3964433     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The influence of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption on alcohol self-selection during pregnancy and lactation was examined in C57BL mice. One group of animals was given a two-bottle choice between water and a 10% w/v ethanol solution for three weeks prior to breeding, throughout pregnancy, and during lactation, while a second group was given the alcohol-water choice beginning on the first day of pregnancy. Relative alcohol intake (g ethanol/kg body weight) as well as alcohol "preference" decreased below pre-pregnancy levels during both pregnancy and lactation. That is, voluntary alcohol consumption was attenuated in pregnant and lactating mice, regardless of strain-typical pre-pregnancy high consumption. However, mice given a choice between alcohol and water prior to pregnancy did not decrease their alcohol consumption during pregnancy as much as mice not given the pre-pregnancy alcohol choice. There was no correlation between pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption and subsequent intake. The mechanism underlying decreased voluntary alcohol consumption during pregnancy remains to be elucidated, but it is clear that prior experience with alcohol influences the phenomenon.
Authors:
H C Becker; C L Randall; R F Anton
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)     Volume:  3     ISSN:  0741-8329     ISO Abbreviation:  Alcohol     Publication Date:    1986 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-06-03     Completed Date:  1986-06-03     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502311     Medline TA:  Alcohol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcohol Drinking*
Animals
Body Weight / drug effects
Drinking / drug effects
Ethanol / pharmacology*
Female
Gestational Age
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal / drug effects*
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AA04574/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
64-17-5/Ethanol

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