Rapid in vivo hydrolysis of fatty acid ethyl esters, toxic nonoxidative ethanol metabolites

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 36-1, 1997, Pages

  Saghir, Mouris ^a   Werner, Jens ^a   Laposata, Michael ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Free fatty acid; Omega 3 fatty acids; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FATTY ACID ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0030816049     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.1.g184     Document Type: Article

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