The influence of acute alcohol intoxication on glycogen content in the liver and sceletal muscles
Akimov, P.A.; Orbidans, A.G.; Terekhin, G.A.; Terekhina, N.A.
Patologicheskaia Fiziologiia i Eksperimental'naia Terapiia 2: 15-17
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-2991 PMID: 20804069 Document Number: 646579
The influence of ethanol on glycogen value in liver and skeletal muscle was investigated at rats and forensic cases. In 24 hours after ethanol intake glycogen value in rat's liver was low. By autopsy examinations liver glycogen value was low in cases as acute ethanol poisoning as coronary heard diseases with alcohol condition. No differences in muscle glycogen level were revealed. The results may be used in postmortem interval at differential diagnosis when blood alcohol is absence or traces.