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Pancreatic function and intestinal absorption in chronic alcoholism.

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It is suggested that subclinical protein malnutrition is one of the underlying causes of malabsorption in chronic alcoholic patients.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 1970-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 101 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Malabsorption & Normal diet.

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Intestinal brush border enzymes and chronic alcohol ingestion.

TL;DR: The results obtained suggest that ethanol exerts an effect on the intestinal mucosa which is not directly correlated to morphological villus changes.
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A Clinical investigation of chronic pancreatitis

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of 89 cases with chronic pancreatitis revealed 56% of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis (AP), and the sex ratio was 47 males to 3 females and the mean age at onset was 42.4 years in AP and 49.3 years in chronic non-alcoholic pancreatitis.
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Rapid method for the determination of fat in feces.

TL;DR: By these methods the fat in feces can be measured within 35 to 45 minutes with an error not exceeding 2 per cent.
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Intraluminal biopsy of the small intestine; the intestinal biopsy capsule.

TL;DR: In this article, an instrument for obtaining intraluminal biopsies of the intestinal mucosa has been described, which consists of a capsule containing a rotating knife which is spring-activated and triggered by suction.
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