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McClearn and Rodgers1 have reported differences in alcohol preference of various strains of mice tested on a two-bottle choice between water and a 10 per cent ethanol solution. The BALB/c strain is one of several identified as having low alcohol preference. Adult mice of this strain were found to avoid the ingestion of ethanol solutions in concentrations as low as 2.5 per cent2.
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McClearn, G. E., and Rodgers, D. A., Quart. J. Stud. Alcohol, 20, 691 (1959).
Rodgers, D. A., and McClearn, G. E., Quart. J. Stud. Alcohol, 23, 26 (1962).
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KAKIHANA, R., McCLEARN, G. Development of Alcohol Preference in BALB/c Mice. Nature 199, 511–512 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199511a0
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