Patterns of ethanol consumption in a continuous access situation: The effect of adding a sweetener to the ethanol solution

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-109

  Samson, H ^a   Files, F ^a   Brice, G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Models; Operant Schedules; Rats; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SUCROSE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SUCROSE; TASTE;

EID: 0029938962     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01052.x     Document Type: Article

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