TABLE 1.

Effects of alcohol feeding on rats and mice

n = 4–8 mice/group. Results are mean ± S.D.

	Oral alcohol rats	Oral alcohol mice	Intragastric mice
Final body weight (g)
Control	426 ± 4	32.0 ± 3.7	22.5 ± 0.55
Alcohol	375 ± 40	30.2 ± 1.3	21.5 ± 0.35
Liver weight (g)
Control	13.0 ± 1.6	1.61 ± 0.29	1.20 ± 0.15
Alcohol	14.1 ± 1.1	1.74 ± 0.08	1.88 ± 0.12a
Liver/body weight (%)
Control	3.06 ± 0.36	5.01 ± 0.38	5.33 ± 0.58
Alcohol	3.78 ± 0.32a	5.78 ± 0.20a	8.75 ± 0.52a
ALT (units/liter)
Control	30.0 ± 11.5	56.7 ± 10.0	17.9 ± 4.2
Alcohol	47.5 ± 6.19a	70.5 ± 21.6	223 ± 108a

^a p < 0.05 versus control.