The effects of single injections and daily oral administration of ethanol on plasma levels of ACTH, beta endorphin, and corticosterone in response to cold stress were examined. The long-term experimental animals were given 0.25 ml of 28% ethanol or water orally once a day, five days a week, for fourteen months. Plasma levels of ACTH, beta endorphin, and corticosterone were lower in alcohol-treated rats as compared with water-treated rats when exposed to cold stress. The effects of a single injection of ethanol significantly elevated plasma levels of all three hormones. Mortality in sham-treated males was higher than ethanol-treated.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501019 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Breedlove, Kenneth |
| Contributors | Lott, James R., Donahue, Manus J., Goven, Arthur James, 1950- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 62 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, copyright, Breedlove, Kenneth |
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