Figure 1. Ethanol withdrawal induces anxiety-like behavior without affecting locomotion in the open field arena.
Mice were treated chronically with either control and ethanol injections (A, B) or liquid diet (C, D). Locomotor behavior was not altered by ethanol withdrawal (A, C) but produced a significant decrease in the center ratio (distance traveled in center zone/total distance traveled; B and D). **p<0.05 compared to control-treated mice as measured by student t-test. N’s are 13, 9 for injections and 13, 13 for liquid diet.