Summary
This study modeled chronic adolescent stress and alcohol exposure by giving Sprague-Dawley rats intermittent ethanol with corticosterone through early adulthood. The highest corticosterone dose increased hippocampal IL-6 after restraint without changing blood-brain barrier permeability; ethanol delayed recovery from hypothermia in females, while low corticosterone suppressed viral-mimic fever in males. UID UCT-2112 temperature microchips and a URH-1HP reader measured thermal responses.
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