Pineal gland: Evidence for an influence on ethanol preference in male syrian hamsters

R. J. Reiter; K. Blum; J. E. Wallace; J. H. Merritt

doi:10.1016/0300-9629(74)90045-0

Pineal gland: Evidence for an influence on ethanol preference in male syrian hamsters

R. J. Reiter, K. Blum, J. E. Wallace, J. H. Merritt

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1. 1. If adult male hamsters kept in light: dark cycles of 14: 10 are given a choice to drink water or 5% ethanol, they show a preference for the alcohol solution. Hamsters that are pinealectomized exhibit a reduced preference for ethanol. 2. 2. Blinded hamsters show an exaggerated ethanol preference which is also reduced by either pinealectomy or decentralization of the superior cervical ganglia. 3. 3. Daily melatonin injections of subcutaneously implanted melatonin-beeswax pellets do not influence ethanol preference in hamsters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-16
Number of pages	6
Journal	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(74)90045-0
State	Published - Jan 1 1974

Keywords

Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
ethanol preference
melatonin
pineal gland
superior cervical ganglia
water intake, pinealectomy

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Physiology

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