The Biology of Alcoholism: Volume 1: Biochemistry

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Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii Absorption, Diffusion, Distribution, and Elimination of Ethanol: Effects on Biological Membranes....Pages 1-62 The Metabolism of Alcohol in Normals and Alcoholics: Enzymes....Pages 63-102 Effect of Ethanol on Intracellular Respiration and Cerebral Function....Pages 103-125 Effect of Ethanol on Neurohumoral Amine Metabolism....Pages 127-159 The Role of Acetaldehyde in the Actions of Ethanol....Pages 161-195 The Effect of Alcohol on Carbohydrate Metabolism: Carbohydrate Metabolism in Alcoholics....Pages 197-227 Protein, Nucleotide, and Porphyrin Metabolism....Pages 229-261 Effects of Ethanol on Lipid, Uric Acid, Intermediary, and Drug Metabolism, Including the Pathogenesis of the Alcoholic Fatty Liver....Pages 263-305 Biochemistry of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease in Alcoholism....Pages 307-325 Alcohol and Vitamin Metabolism....Pages 327-352 The Effect of Alcohol on Fluid and Electrolyte Metabolism....Pages 353-376 Mineral Metabolism in Alcoholism....Pages 377-395 Alcohol-Endocrine Interrelationships....Pages 397-436 Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Alcohol....Pages 437-511 Biochemical Mechanisms of Alcohol Addiction....Pages 513-544 Methods for the Determination of Ethanol and Acetaldehyde....Pages 545-573 The Chemistry of Alcoholic Beverages....Pages 575-612 Back Matter....Pages 613-630