The Biology of Alcoholism: Volume 1: Biochemistry

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