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A previous report that low-drinker rats develop higher peak blood-ethanol levels than high-drinker rats following intraperitoneal ethanol is confirmed. Further, a strong correlation occurred between blood-ethanol levels in naive rats and subsequent free-choice ethanol intake.
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Supported by NIH Grant AM 17112 to S. C. Woods.. S. C. Woods is now at the.
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Belenko, S., Woods, S.C. Blood-ethanol levels predict amount of ethanol consumption by rats. Psychobiology 3, 422–424 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326853
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