Neuron: A nerve cell that receives and sends electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron receives electrical input signals from sensory cells (called sensory neurons) and from other neurons.
Photo Credit Claudio Beduschi/iStock/Getty Images. If you're looking to build muscle, understand that alcohol consumption can hinder your results in multiple ways. In addition to directly reducing muscle protein synthesis, alcohol can interfere with hormones that are necessary for building muscle. Furthermore, alcohol can decrease important molecules and nutrients that supply the energy required for muscle-building workouts.
How does alcohol cause erectile dysfunction? Most men will be familiar with the term brewer's droop, a temporary form of alcohol related impotence that occurs when the average drinker consumes one too many.. However long-term alcohol abuse affects the nervous system and impairs the impulses between the brain's pituitary gland and the genitals.