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alcohol metabolism

Known as: alcohol metabolic process, metabolism alcohol 
The chemical reactions and pathways involving alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated… Expand
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EthanolEthanol Metabolismbiological controlcocaethylene
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drug metabolism

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ethanol biosynthetic processethanol catabolic process

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Characterization of gut microbiomes in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients: A connection between endogenous alcohol and NASH
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a serious liver disease associated with obesity. Characterized by metabolic syndrome… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
The Genetics of Alcohol Metabolism: Role of Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Variants
  • H. Edenberg
  • Alcohol research & health : the journal of the…
  • 2007
    • Corpus ID: 106701
The primary enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism are alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Both… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Alcohol Metabolism and Cancer Risk
Chronic alcohol consumption increases the risk for cancer of the organs and tissues of the respiratory tract and the upper… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Does gastric bypass alter alcohol metabolism?
BACKGROUND Morbid obesity is the leading public health crisis in the United States, with bariatric surgery as the only effective… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Alcohol Metabolism-mediated Oxidative Stress Down-regulates Hepcidin Transcription and Leads to Increased Duodenal Iron Transporter Expression*
Patients with alcoholic liver disease frequently exhibit iron overload in association with increased hepatic fibrosis. Even… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Gender Differences in Alcohol Metabolism
A gender difference in alcohol pharmacokinetics has been suggested to explain why women are more vulnerable to ethanol’s toxic… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Interaction between the functional polymorphisms of the alcohol-metabolism genes in protection against alcoholism.
The genes that encode the major enzymes of alcohol metabolism, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Phyto-oestrogens: where are we now?
Phyto-oestrogens have emerged from their esoteric role in animal husbandry following the hypothesis that the human Western diet… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Alcohol-related cancers and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 in Japanese alcoholics.
Aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) eliminates most of the acetaldehyde produced during alcohol metabolism. In some drinkers, a… Expand
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Review
1986
Review
1986
Understanding and preventing relapse.
This chapter examines relapse by integrating knowledge from the disorders of alcoholism, smoking, and obesity in an attempt to… Expand
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