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Inhibition of Prostaglandin Synthesis by Indomethacin Does Not Affect Alcohol Consumption in Inbred Mice
Author(s) -
Anton Raymond F.,
Randall Carrie L.,
Williams Colleen K.,
Hoffmeyer Gayle E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1983.tb05490.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , prostaglandin , preference , prostaglandin e2 , blockade , alcohol consumption , inbred strain , ethanol , affect (linguistics) , pharmacology , prostaglandin antagonist , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , biochemistry , psychology , gene , receptor , communication , economics , microeconomics
The prostaglandin system has been implicated in mediating both the acute and chronic pharmacologic effects of alcohol. The effect of blockade of prostaglandin synthesis by indomethacin on genetically based alcohol preference in C57BL/6, C3H/He, and BALB/c mice was examined. Although strain typical alcohol preference patterns were observed, there was no effect of indomethacin on either naive or preestablished alcohol preference and consumption. Genetically transmitted alcohol preference may be a complex system in which prostaglandin synthesis does not play a part.