Juarez J, Guzman-Flores C, Ervin F R, Palmour R M
Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D. E.
Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1993 Dec;46(4):985-8. doi: 10.1016/0091-3057(93)90232-i.
The patterns of voluntary alcohol consumption were studied in 35 vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops), classified into four groups. Each monkey showed a fairly steady rate during the studied period, resulting in individual differences that became more evident as the treatment evolved. Females showed higher alcohol intake frequencies than males. This sexual difference was maintained among adults and juveniles. Age differences were also observed: juveniles showed higher frequencies of intake than adults, both in general and in each sex group. Intake frequency was not related to age in prepubertal subjects, neither in general nor in each particular sex. The origin of these sex and age alcohol consumption differences remains to be studied, but differences in alcohol metabolism and factors related to puberty are possible influences.
对35只绿猴（非洲长尾猴）的自愿饮酒模式进行了研究，这些猴子被分为四组。在研究期间，每只猴子的饮酒率都相当稳定，随着实验进程的推进，个体差异变得更加明显。雌性猴子的酒精摄入频率高于雄性。这种性别差异在成年和幼年猴子中都存在。还观察到了年龄差异：总体而言以及在每个性别组中，幼年猴子的酒精摄入频率都高于成年猴子。在青春期前的猴子中，酒精摄入频率与年龄无关，无论是总体情况还是在每个特定性别中。这些性别和年龄在酒精消费上的差异来源仍有待研究，但酒精代谢差异和与青春期相关的因素可能是影响因素。
