Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism: Biochemical and Pharmacogenetic Approaches - Hardcover

Dharam P. Agarwal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540513817 ISBN 13: 9783540513810

Publisher: Springer, 1989

Synopsis

Alcohol abuse, alcohol intolerance, alcohol dependence and other alcohol-related disabilities are some of the most challenging public health problems facing our modern-day society. The purpose of this comprehensive monograph is to review the available knowledge concerning the pharmacogenetic basis of alcohol sensitivity and its physiolgical implications and to synthesize the bulk of existing knowledge regarding metabolic features and biomedical disturbances related to alcoholism. The chapters cover a broad array of disciplines including an overview of historical and epidemiological aspects, biochemistry and molecular genetics of enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism, biochemical and neuropsychopharmacological effects of alcohol. Major emphasis is placed on the role of genetic factors in alcoholism. The experimental details are summarized and a comprehensive bibliography is included.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 3540513817
• ISBN 13: 9783540513810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184