Sherry- Right!
Not to mention the unequal distribution of adipose tissue between the sexes. Since alcohol is water soluble but not fat soluble a man & woman of equal weight would be unequally impacted. -Don. "Ferguson, Sherry" wrote: > What gives with these titles? I admit, when I first saw the first one > (aggression in rats), I thought the APS was American Psychological Society > but it turns out it's American Physiological Society. (I still don't > understand why a physiological society was interested in aggression and now > I'm questioning the reputability of this society) > > But now, they've gone too far: MEN and WOMEN drinking EQUAL amounts of > alcohol. > > Body size in rats is very sexually dimorphic with males of most strains much > larger than females. The text didn't say "equal amounts of alcohol on a > body weight basis", it just said "equal amounts of alcohol". With the body > size difference, an equal amount of alcohol is bound to have a more severe > effect in female rats than in males! > > Sherry Ferguson, Ph.D > Research Psychologist > National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA > 3900 NCTR Road > Jefferson, AR 72079 > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
