Alcohol and the liver

The Epidemiology of Cirrhosis of the Liver: A Statistical Analysis of Mortality Data with Special Reference to Canada.- Discussion.- Metabolism of Ethanol and the Effect of Ethanol on Metabolism.- The Role of Ethanol Metabolites in Hepatic Lipid Peroxidation.- Pyridine Nucleotides and Ethanol.- The Influence of Ethanol on Albumin Metabolism.- Mechanism of Induction by Ethanol of Hepatic Microsomal Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes.- Acceleration of Ethanol Metabolism by High Ethanol Concentrations and Chronic Ethanol Consumption: Role of the Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System (MEOS).- Discussion.- Metabolism of Ethanol and the Effects of Ethanol on Metabolism: General Discussion.- Organelle Pathology of Alcohol-Induced Hepatic Injury.- Discussion.- Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease: An Overview.- Discussion.- Alcoholic Hepatitis.- Discussion.- The Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Cirrhosis.- Discussion.- Immune Mechanisms in Alcoholic Liver Disease.- Discussion.- Alcohol Induced Susceptibility to Hypoxic Liver Damage: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease?.- Discussion.- The Natural History and Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease.- Discussion.- The Natural History and Management of the Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease.- Discussion.- Summary of the Symposium and a Look Ahead.- Contributors.