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SUBMITTER: Moaddab M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704158 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moaddab Mahsa M Mangone Elizabeth E Ray Madelyn H MH McDannald Michael A MA
Brain sciences 20171114 11
Adolescent alcohol drinking increases the risk for alcohol-use disorder in adulthood. Yet, the changes in adult neural function resulting from adolescent alcohol drinking remain poorly understood. We hypothesized that adolescent alcohol drinking alters basolateral amygdala (BLA) function, making alcohol drinking BLA-dependent in adulthood. Male, Long Evans rats were given voluntary, intermittent access to alcohol (20% ethanol) or a bitter, isocaloric control solution, across adolescence. Half of ...[more]