Alcohol and the gastrointestinal tract

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Content: Cover Title Copyright Contents Chapter 1 The Extent of the Problems and the Epidemiological Aspects of Alcohol Drinking Chapter 2 The Metabolism of Alcohol and Its Implications for the Pathogenesis of Disease Chapter 3 Alcohol and Aldehyde Dehydrogenases in the Gastrointestinal Tract Chapter 4 Free Radicals and Ethanol Toxicity Chapter 5 Endocrine Changes in Alcoholism with Special Reference to Gastrointestinal Hormones Chapter 6 The Physiology of Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism in the Human Intestine Chapter 7 The Effects of Ethanol on Salivary Glands Chapter 8 Gastric Cytoprotection and Adaptation to EthanolChapter 9 Alcoholic Pancreatitis Chapter 10 Small Bowel Injury by Ethanol Chapter 11 Alcohol-Induced Malabsorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract Chapter 12 Alcohol and Small Intestinal Permeability Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders Induced by Ethanol Chapter 14 Protein Synthesis in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Modification Chapter 15 Cell Turnover in the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Effect of Ethanol Chapter 16 Lipid Metabolism in the Intestinal Tract and Its Modification by Ethanol Chapter 17 Alcohol's Promotion of Gastrointestinal CarcinogenesisChapter 18 Ethanol and the Gastrointestinal Tract: Mechanisms in Disease. Nutritional Implications of Hepatointestinal Disorders Chapter 19 Objectives for Future Research in Understanding the Effects of Ethanol on the Gastrointestinal Tract Index