“…The consequent increase in cytosolic free Mg 2+ promotes Mg 2+ extrusion through the Na + /Mg 2+ exchanger (Tessman & Romani, 1998). On the other hand, ethanol inhibits the Mg 2+ entry mechanism for more than 45 min after alcohol removal (Torres, Konopnika, Berti-Mattera, Liedtke, & Romani, 2010), de facto hampering the restoration of proper Mg 2+ homeostasis. Similar effects occur on prolonged bases in hepatocytes from animals exposed to alcohol in the diet for 3 weeks (Torres, Cefaratti, Berti-Mattera, & Romani, 2009; Young, Cefaratti, & Romani, 2003).…”