Endocrine Abstracts

The effect of short-term (10 days) and long-term (28 days) intake of alcohol (6% ethanol in tap water) on insulin receptor properties in adipose tissue plasma membranes and adipokines expression in adipose tissue of ad libitum fed male Wistar rats was studied. Control animals (C) had free access to standard laboratory diet. After 10 days of alcohol intake lower body mass gain with no changes in size of both epididymal fat pads and adipocytes was observed. However, long-...