Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis: The 'critical mass' concept

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-76

  Barreto, Savio G ^a   Saccone, Gino T P ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINAR CELL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESTERIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 77953358637     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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