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Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity and Previous Ethanol Consumption in Mice

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PREVIOUS investigations1,2 have shown marked strain differences in ethanol preference of mice, and a correlation between strain means for alcohol preference and for liver alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity has been described3. Further investigation of this association between ADH and preference is needed to clarify the causal relationships, however.

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  1. KURT SCHLESINGER

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

    GERALD E. McCLEARN & RYOKO KAKIHANA

  2. Laboratory of Chemical Biodynamics,

    EDWARD L. BENNETT & MARIE HEBERT

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McCLEARN, G., BENNETT, E., HEBERT, M. et al. Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity and Previous Ethanol Consumption in Mice. Nature 203, 793–794 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203793a0

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