Table 6.
Ethanol intakes of other adult rats under scheduled access conditions
| Conditions | Ethanol intakes and BELs | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Adult male ALKO alcohol- accepting (AA) rats; 1 h or 4 h; light phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~0.8 g/kg/1-h; ~1.3 g/kg/4-h | Ingman et al., 2003 |
| Adult male AA rats; 90 min; dark phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~0.65 g/kg/90 min | Landgren et al., 2011a, b |
| Adult male Sardinian alcohol- preferring (sP) rats; 15 min/day; dark-phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | 1.2 g/kg/15-min; ~96% ethanol preference; ~45 mg% BEL | Colombo et al., 1998 |
| Adult male AA, P and sP rats; 30-min operant; dark phase; 15% ethanol vs. water | ~0.8 g/kg/30-min session for AA rats; ~1.3 g/kg/30-min session for P rats; ~1.0 g/kg/30-min session for sP rats; operant self-administration followed a 10-day 24-h free- choice adaptation phase | Maccioni et al., 2012 |
| Adult male Warsaw alcohol High- Preferring (WHP) rats; 4 day access; dark phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~4 g/kg/4h; ~1 g/kg/each hour of access | Dyr & Kostowski, 2008 |
| Adult male and female High ‘Addiction Research Foundation’ (HARF) rats; 20 min/day access; light phase; 12% ethanol vs. water | ~1.4 g/kg/20-min for females; ~1 g/kg/20-min for males; ethanol intake took place in test cages | Lê et al., 2001 |
| Adult male and female high ethanol-preferring (HEP) rats; 2 h/day access; dark phase; ~15% ethanol vs. water; restricted access | ~2.7 g/kg/2-h for females; ~1.7 g/kg/2-h for males; ethanol concentration determined by individual rat preference; ~90 mg% BEL for females; ~85 mg% BEL for males | Myers et al., 1998 |
| Adult male and female HEP rats; 2 h/day access; dark phase; 10% ethanol vs. water; restricted access | ~3.5 g/kg/2-h for female rats; ~2.8 g/kg/2-h for male rats; most ethanol consumed during the 1st 15 min | West et al., 1998, 1999 |
| Adult male and female Cologne ALKO alcohol-accepting (cAA) rats; 12h/day; 10% ethanol vs. water; restricted access | ~6.5 g/kg/12-h; ~80% ethanol preference | Maurel et al., 1999 |
| Adult Marchigian sP (msP) rats; 2 h/day; beginning of dark phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~1 g/kg/2-h | Ciccocioppo et al., 2007 |
| Adult male Maudsley Reactive (MR/Har) vs. Maudsley Nonreactive (MNRA/Har) rats; 30-min operant; light phase; 10% ethanol | At FR1, ~0.4 g/kg/30-min for MNRA and ~0.2 g/kg/30-min for MR; at FR2, ~3.5 g/kg/30-min for MNRA and ~0.1 g/kg/30-min for MR; at FR4, ~0.15 g/kg/30-min for MNRA and ~0 g/kg/30-min for MR | Adams et al., 2002 |
| Adult male and female Taste- Aversion-Prone (TAP) and TA- Resistant (TAR) rats; 2 h/day; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~0.5 g/kg/2-h and ~1 mg% at the end of the session for TAP rats; ~2.0 g/kg/2-h and ~16 mg% at the end of the session for TAR rats | Orr et al., 2004 |
| Adult male Wistar rats; 2 h/day; light phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~1.7 g/kg/2-h; following fading procedures in conjunction with fluid restriction | Bono et al., 1996 |
| Adult male Wistar rats; dark phase; 6% ethanol vs. water; ethanol and water restricted | ~1 g/kg/h; Wistar rats were screened for preference greater than 50%; revealed periodic bout-like drinking | Ericson et al., 1998 |
| Adult male Wistar rats; dark phase; 6% ethanol vs. water; ethanol and water restricted | ~0.7 g/kg/h | Stromberg et al., 2001 |
| Adult male Wistar rats; 3h/day (MWF); last 3 h of light phase; 20% ethanol vs. water | 6 weeks of intermittent (MWF) 24-h access to 20% ethanol vs. water; followed by 6 weeks of 3 h/day (MWF); ~1.5 g/kg/3-h; ~1.25 g/kg in 1st of 3 h; rats with continuous access to 20% ethanol vs. water drank ~0.5 g/kg/last 3 h of light phase | Hopf et al., 2011 |
| Adult male Long-Evans Hooded rats; 20-min operant sipper-tube model; light-phase; 10% ethanol | ~0.7 g/kg/20-min; ~65 mg% BEL; operant ethanol self- administration initiated by sucrose-fade procedures | Czachowski et al., 2002 |
| Adult male Long-Evans Hooded rats; 30-min operant; light phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | 0.5 to 0.6 g/kg/30-min | Janak & Gill, 2003 |
| Adult male Long-Evans Hooded rats; 30-min operant access; light phase; 10% ethanol | ~0.7 g/kg/30-min | Landgren et al., 2011a, 2011b |
| Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats; 3 h/day; dark phase; 10% ethanol vs. water | ~2 g/kg/3-h | Mhatre & Holloway, 2003 |
| Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats; 30-min operant access; dark phase; 20% ethanol | Previously had 8 weeks of intermittent (MWF) 24-h access to 20% ethanol vs. water; ~1 g/kg/30-min session; ~20 mg% BEL | Bito-Onon et al., 2011 |
| Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats; 30-min operant access; dark phase; 10% ethanol | Previously had 8 weeks of continuous 24-h access to 10% ethanol vs. water; ~0.4 g/kg/30-min session; ~7 mg% BEL | Bito-Onon et al., 2011 |