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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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Alcohol, the Alimentary Tract and Pancreas: Facts and Controversies

TL;DR: The prophets of old were fully aware of the fetal alcohol syndrome, and advised women to avoid alcohol to ensure a successful pregnancy.
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Alcohol and Skeletal Disease

P. D. Saville
TL;DR: Chronic alcohol ingestion may affect the skeletal system in several ways: growth and development; decreases in bone density with increased susceptibility to fractures; Charcot feet; osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis, aseptic necrosis of bone).
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Exocrine pancreatic function in asymptomatic chronic alcoholics without structural pancreatic disease.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that exocrine pancreatic hyposecretion and hypersecretion were almost equally frequent in asymptomatic chronic alcoholics with no obvious pancreatographic abnormalities, suggesting that ongoing exocrine pancreas dysfunctions exist in the subclinical stage of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis.
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Nutritional Effects of Hepatic Failure

Esteban Mezey
TL;DR: The liver plays a principal role in the digestion, metabolism, and storage of nutrients, and nutritional deficiencies are common also in liver diseases not associated with alcoholism.
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Pharmacologic Aspects of Intestinal Permeability to Lipids (Except Steroids and Fat-Soluble Vitamins)

A. Gangl
TL;DR: This work has shown that intestinal mucosa is continuously exposed to endogenous lipids from two opposite sides: the intestinal lumen and the plasma pool, and this duality of endogenous lipid supply, particularly of fatty acids to the intestine mucosa has attracted attention more recently.
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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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