FIGURE 2.

Chronic EtOH intake resulted in skeletal muscle weakness. Grip strength was evaluated by assessing voluntary all‐limb grip strength (A) while contractility of left plantarflexors (gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris muscles) (B) and dorsiflexors (tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, and extensor hallucis muscles) (C) were measured by obtaining tetanic isometric torques from the left hindlimb. All mice were female and the EtOH group consumed 20% EtOH in drinking water for approximately 40 weeks. *Significantly different than the control group (p < 0.05). Bars are mean ± SD. N = 10 for EtOH and 5 for control. EtOH, Ethanol.