Ovarian Steroids Mediate Sex Differences in Alcohol Reward After Brain Injury in Mice

Intoxication is a leading risk factor for injury, and TBI increases the risk for later alcohol misuse, especially when the injury is sustained in childhood. Previously, we modeled this pattern in mice, wherein females injured at postnatal day 21 drank significantly more than uninjured females, while...

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Main Authors: Robin Oliverio, Julie Fitzgerald, Ruth Velazquez-Cruz, Bailey Whitehead, Kate Karelina, Zachary M. Weil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.907552/full