Metabolism and metabolic effects of alcohol.

The Medical clinics of North America ·Vol. 68 ·No. 1 ·1984-01-00 ·Pages 3-31

Lieber CS

Abstract

The author provides an excellent overview of the three major pathways for the metabolism of ethanol. Many of the toxic effects of ethanol can be attributed to two specific products, hydrogen and acetaldehyde, and these effects are explored in detail.

MeSH Terms

Acetaldehyde/metabolism Alcohol Oxidoreductases/metabolism Alcoholism/metabolism Animals Ethanol/metabolism,toxicity Female Humans Liver/enzymology Mitochondria, Liver/metabolism Oxidation-Reduction Rats Vitamin A/metabolism

Chemicals

Vitamin A Ethanol Alcohol Oxidoreductases Acetaldehyde

Authors & Affiliations

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Lieber C S

Article Info

Journal

The Medical clinics of North America

Abbr.

Med Clin North Am

ISSN

0025-7125

DOI

10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31238-x

Published

1984-01-00

Pages

3-31

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985236R

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31238-x View journal details

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