Abstract
Summary
Ethanol given in vivo either acutely or chronically or added in vitro in amounts comparable to those found in the small intestine of moderate social drinkers, markedly lowered the ATP content of the small intestine. This effect could not be prevented when ethanol metabolism was inhibited by pyrazole. Thus, it appears that ethanol exerts a direct effect on the ATP content of the small intestine. This action may explain, in part, the inhibition of various intestinal mucosal transport processes by ethanol.
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