| Description |
1 online resource (656 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1- Functional Polymorphism of Alcoholand Aldehyde Dehydrogenases; Chapter 2- Genes for Alcohol Metabolism and Alcohol Sensitivity; Chapter 3- Pharmacogenetic Relevance of Aldehyde Dehydrogenases; Chapter 4- Alcohol Metabolism by Gut Flora; Chapter 5- Distribution of Alcohol Dehydrogenasein Human Organs; Chapter 6- Genetics and Alcoholism: The COGA Project; Chapter 7- The Genetic Epidemiology of Alcoholism; Chapter 8- The Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene and Alcoholism; Chapter 9- Biological Markers of Alcohol Use and Abuse in Theory and Practice |
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Chapter 10- Neurobiology of AlcoholismChapter 11- Neurodegeneration and Neuroadaptation in Alcoholism; Chapter 12- Pathogenic Mechanismsin Alcoholic Myopathy; Chapter 13- The Alcoholic Patient in the Perioperative Period; Chapter 14- Alcohol and the Energy Balance; Chapter 15- Recent Advances in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy; Chapter 16- Quality of Life in Alcohol Misusing Subjects; Chapter 17- Hepatic, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders of Alcoholism; Chapter 18- Gut-Derived Bacterial Toxins(Endotoxin) and Alcoholic Liver Disease |
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Chapter 19- Acetaldehyde and Liver DiseaseChapter 20- Liver Disease; Chapter 21- Retinoids and Alcoholic Liver Disease; Chapter 22- Treatment of Alcoholic Liver Disease; Chapter 23- Alcohol and Cancer; Chapter 24- Alcohol and Gastrointestinal Cell Regeneration; Chapter 25- Alcohol and Cancer of the Aerodigestive Tract; Chapter 26- Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases; Chapter 27- Beverage Alcohol Consumption as a Negative Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease; Chapter 28- Regulation of the Quantity and Quality of High-Density Lipoproteins by Alcohol |
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Chapter 29- Alcohol, Lipoproteins, and the French ParadoxIndex; Back Cover |
| Summary |
This volume, based on presentations from the symposium on the health effects of alcohol held in Titisee, Germany, examines the physical and psychological consequences of alcohol use and abuse, and considers environmental and ethnic factors that lead to addiction and dependence. Discusses epidemiological studies that show the influence of light to moderate intake of alcoholic beverages on coronary heart disease! Featuring contributions from nearly 60 internationally recognized and respected authors, and over 2900 references for further investigation of the subject, Alcohol in Health and Disease |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Alcohol -- Physiological effect -- Congresses
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Alcohol -- Toxicology -- Congresses
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Alcoholism -- Pathophysiology -- Congresses
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Alcohol -- Physiological effect
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Alcohol -- Toxicology
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Alcoholism -- Pathophysiology
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seitz, Helmut K
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| ISBN |
9781135568351 |
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1135568359 |
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