Two strains of mice, C57BL/6J (B6) and DBA/2J (D2) were allowed to self‐administer
intravenous (iv) ethanol. These two strains were selected because they differ greatly in their …

In an earlier study ethanol drinking was induced by reducing mice to 80% of their free-
feeding weight and feeding them their daily food allotment prior to the experimental session …

Previous studies of ethanol reinforcement in BALB/cJ and C57BL/6J mice have shown that
over a range of concentrations oral ethanol appeared to serve as a reinforcer only for the …

Rationale While prolonged access to ethanol (EtOH), or deprivations, or their combination
have occasionally been shown to yield high levels of voluntary self-administration, in almost …

Background: The development of dependence may have significant motivational
consequences regarding continued use and abuse of ethanol. We have developed a mouse …

By the use of operant conditioning procedures, we determined whether mice from two
strains, C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ, differ in ethanol-reinforced behavior. To establish ethanol …

The present experiment examined ethanol setf‐administration in C57BL/6J (C57) and
DBA/2J (DBA) mice using a continuous access operant procedure. Adult male C57 and DBA …

Background: The purpose of these experiments was to provide an initial investigation into
ethanol self‐administration elicited in the schedule‐induced polydipsia (SIP) paradigm …

While rats have been predominantly used to study operant ethanol self-administration
behavior in the context of dependence, several studies have employed operant conditioning …

Food-deprived C57BL/6 (C57) mice of either sex responded for oral ethanol rewards
delivered on ratio schedules of reinforcement, thus extending to female C57 mice effects …