Abstract
Levels of ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion and hypothermia were found to be directly related to the concentration of fixed amounts of ethanol injected i.p. in a range of doses (1.0-1.8 g/kg) and concentrations (8-32% v/v) commonly used in behavioral studies. No effect of ethanol concentration on locomotor activity was obtained. The results of blood-ethanol determinations indicate that a given dose of ethanol is absorbed more rapidly, and thus reaches greater peak levels, when injected in a higher concentration. Thus ethanol dosage might be better manipulated by varying the volume of a single concentration rather than by altering concentration. In this way, dose-response data will not be obscured by concentration-induced differences in absorption.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-65 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Psychopharmacology |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1979 |
Keywords
- Absorption
- Activity
- Blood-alcohol levels
- Conditioned taste aversion
- Ethanol concentration
- Hypothermia
- Intraperitoneal injection
- Rats
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology