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. 2016 Mar 3;10:31. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00031

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Maternal behavior in female rats exposed to the home cage, 2-bottle “alcohol vs. water” choice regimen, under the following conditions: CAR, 20% v/v alcohol with continuous access; IAR-20% v/v alcohol with intermittent access. (A) Evaluation of daily nursing (i. e., arched-back, blanket, passive nursing), dam self-care (i. e., self-grooming, eating, drinking), and other behavior scores (i. e., rearing, moving, resting, and standing out of nest). (B) Relative frequency of the maternal and non-maternal behavioral categories observed. (C) Maternal Behavior Index (MB-I). See text for details and significant differences.