Heart norepinephrine concentration after chronic alcohol ingestion in the rat.
The effect of long-term alcohol ingestion on the norepinephrine concentration of the heart was investigated in rats. The alcoholic animals showed a highly significant increase in cardiac norepinephrine concentration as compared with the corresponding controls. It is further suggested that continued exposure to high levels of norepinephrine may play a role in the development of cardiomyopathy in chronic alcoholism.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
D009638:Norepinephrine