The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – insights from zebrafish

Murilo S. De Abreu, Matthew O. Parker, Allan V. Kalueff

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    Abstract

    Sex is an important biological variable that is widely recognized in studies of alcohol-related effects. Complementing clinical and preclinical rodent research, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) is the second most used laboratory species, and a powerful model organism in biomedicine. Like clinical and rodent models, zebrafish demonstrate overt sex differences in alcohol-related responses. Collectively, this evidence shows that the zebrafish becomes a sensitive model species to further probe in-depth sex differences commonly reported in alcohol research.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number101014
    Number of pages3
    JournalFrontiers in Neuroendocrinology
    Volume67
    Early online date27 Jul 2022
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2022

    Keywords

    • sex differences
    • alcohol
    • animal models
    • zebrafish
    • pre-clinical research

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