Role of alcohol metabolism in chronic pancreatitis

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-54

  Vonlaufen, Alain ^a   Wilson, Jeremy S ^a   Pirola, Romano C ^b   Apte, Minoti V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Acute pancreatitis; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH); Alcoholic pancreatitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1); Ethanol metabolism; Ethanol toacetaldehyde metabolism; Oxidation; Pancreas; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PANCREAS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34547492329     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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