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.About:
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.read more
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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
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.
Atsuo Nagata,Tatsuji Homma,Kazuya Ueno,Katsuhide Shimakura,Hisao Oguchi,Yasuo Tamura,Hidemitsu Hirabayashi,Shigeyuki Kawa,Seiichi Furuta +8 more
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
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)
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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