Pellagra and alcoholism: A biochemical perspective

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-250

  Badawy, Abdulla A B ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HISTIDINE; KYNURENIC ACID; KYNURENINE; LEUCINE; NICOTINIC ACID; PICOLINIC ACID; PORPHYRIN; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; UROCANIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NICOTINIC ACID DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PELLAGRA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; LIVER; METABOLISM;

ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIVER; PELLAGRA; TRYPTOPHAN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84899798366     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu010     Document Type: Article

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