Alcohol choice in Wistar and G-4 rats as a function of environmental temperature and alcohol concentration.

Abstract

Rats received a 22-hr. 2-bottle preference test between ethyl alcohol and water. G-4 strain rats took more alcohol relative to water than Wistars, and more alcohol was drunk at 27° than 18° C. An aversion was demonstrated for the highest concentration of alcohol (20%), but in the range 1.25%-5.0% the intake of alcohol generally exceeded that of water. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)