Serum Ethanol, Hepatic Enzymes and Length of Debauch in Chronic Alcoholics
- 12 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 205 (1-6) , 317-318
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1979.tb06055.x
Abstract
Serum concentration of ethanol and the activities of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and .gamma.-glutamyltransferase (GT) in 40 male chronic alcoholics were determined on hospital admission. Serum activities of enzymes were highest in patients with established alcoholism for < 5 yr. Serum concentration of ethanol was lowest among these patients and gradually increased with duration of alcoholism. No correlation occurred between serum ethanol level and the activity of any of the enzymes. Duration of the current debauch, which was shortest in cases of long-standing alcoholism, showed a positive correlation with the serum-GT activity.Keywords
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