Impact of adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure in male and female rats on social drinking and neuropeptide gene expression.
Trevor Theodore TownerKimberly M PapastratLinda Patia SpearElena I VarlinskayaDavid F WernerPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2022)
Collectively, these findings provide new evidence regarding sex-specific effects of AIE on social drinking and suggest that the hypothalamic OXT and AVP systems are implicated in the effects of ingested ethanol on social behavior in a sex- and adolescent-exposure-dependent manner.