Why do alcoholics have more smooth ER then teetotalers?

Answer 1

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum is responsible for detoxification (including alcohol) of foreign substances. The liver is responsible for most of your body's detoxification processes. Liver cells respond to the constant influx of alcohol by synthesizing more Smooth ER to try and cope with the increased presence of the toxic substance.

Answer 2

Because in the liver the smooth ER is where the detoxification systems are located. On the microsomes, systems like the P450 and others. When someone takes drugs, or alcohol the liver will increase the systems to reduce blood levels faster. This is why a person may develop a tolerance to a drug because the liver gears up and it is better at getting rid of the substance faster.

Answer 3

Alcoholics have more smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER) because this organelle is involved in metabolizing and detoxifying alcohol. Chronic alcohol consumption leads to an increase in smooth ER as the body tries to cope with the higher levels of alcohol. Teetotalers, who abstain from alcohol, have lower levels of smooth ER since their bodies do not need to metabolize alcohol.

Answer 4

Alcoholis have more smooth ER because the smooth ER is where detoxification occurs. Since alcoholics consume more toxins than thos who don't drink, more ER is needed to keep the body alive.