Fig. 4.
Increase in muscle atrogin-1 and MuRF1 mRNA after oral ingestion of alcohol. Top: representative RPA of atrogin-1, MuRF1, and L32 in gastrocnemius from male, fed rats administered 75 mmol/kg of alcohol via oral gavage. Middle: quantitation of all RPA data from rats administered alcohol by oral gavage where values are expressed as means ± SE for n = 6 or 7 rats per group. *P < 0.05 compared with time-matched control value. Bottom: quantitation of all RPA data determined on gastrocnemius of chronic (12–14 wk) alcohol-fed rats in which values are expressed as means ± SE for n = 10–12 per group.