The goal of the study was the investigation of ethanol and caffeine influence on the alcohol preference formation and behavior in male and female rats under the conditions of long-term experiment. For both sexes, the long consumption of caffeine, ethanol and their combination leads to the increase of alcohol consumption compared to the controls. The maximum ethanol consumption has been observed in the group with ethanol + caffeine intake. In these experiments, the behavioral activity has increased compared to the rats who received only alcohol and controls. The significant elevation of anxiety levels was noted in female, but not in male, rats in all experimental groups compared to the controls.

Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)67-71
Number of pages5
JournalZhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova / Ministerstvo zdravookhraneniia i meditsinskoǐ promyshlennosti Rossiǐskoǐ Federatsii, Vserossiǐskoe obshchestvo nevrologov [i] Vserossiǐskoe obshchestvo psikhiatrov
Volume112
Issue number9
StatePublished - 2012

    Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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