Why Alcohol Is Bad For Your Pancreas
Sunday, June 8, 2008 - 21:28
in Health & Medicine
Much is known about the mechanisms by which excessive alcohol consumption causes damage to organs such as the liver, heart, and brain. However, only recently has progress been made in understanding how excessive alcohol consumption causes damage to the pancreas, and new insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying pancreatic damage in mice following alcohol exposure has now been provided.
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