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Ethanol preference in rats with a prior history of acetaldehyde self-administration

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Peripherally self-injected acetaldehyde in interaction with environmental and nutritional variables significantly enhances alcohol drinking in rats and suggests an involvement of acetaldehyde in voluntary alcohol intake.

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  1. Department of Psychology, and Brain-Behaviour Research Institute, La Trobe University, 3083, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

    W. Myers, K. Ng & G. Singer

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Myers, W., Ng, K. & Singer, G. Ethanol preference in rats with a prior history of acetaldehyde self-administration. Experientia 40, 1008–1010 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946483

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