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Overview of the role of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and their variants in the g...

Overview of the role of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and their variants in the g...

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Overview of the role of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and their variants in the genesis of alcohol-related pathology

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Overview of the role of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and their variants in the genesis of alcohol-related pathology

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2004-02, Vol.63 (1), p.49-63

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English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) are responsible for metabolizing the bulk of ethanol consumed as part of the diet and their activities contribute to the rate of ethanol elimination from the blood. They are expressed at highest levels in liver, but at lower levels in many tissues. This pathway probably ev...

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Overview of the role of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and their variants in the genesis of alcohol-related pathology

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_227349959

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_227349959

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ISSN

0029-6651

E-ISSN

1475-2719

DOI

10.1079/PNS2003327

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