Binge Drinking of Ethanol during Adolescence Induces Oxidative Damage and Morphological Changes in Salivary Glands of Female Rats

This study investigates morphological and biochemistry effects of binge ethanol consumption in parotid (PG) and submandibular (SG) salivary glands of rats from adolescence to adulthood. Female Wistar rats (n=26) received ethanol at 3 g/kg/day (20% w/v) for 3 consecutive days/week from the 35th until...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Carolina Fernandes Fagundes, Luanna Melo Pereira Fernandes, Ricardo Sousa de Oliveira Paraense, Paulo Mecenas Alves de Farias-Junior, Francisco Bruno Teixeira, Sergio Melo Alves-Junior, João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro, Maria Elena Crespo-López, Cristiane Socorro Ferraz Maia, Rafael Rodrigues Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7323627