The effect of adolescent social stress and genetic background on morphine consumption in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ mice.

Grant Swisher

There is a rising concern of opioid misuse in the United States. Studying the genetic and environmental contributions to opioid consumption in rodents can help understand the factors that contribute to risk of abuse. This study investigated whether social stress during adolescence would affect voluntary morphine consumption during adulthood in two different mouse strains. Our results revealed significant concentration by strain interactions; however, there was no main effect of social stress on morphine consumption.
Major: 
Biology - Vertebrate Physiology
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Helen Kamens
Location: 
Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
342