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Alcohol and Hormones
Ronald R. Watson
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Description for Alcohol and Hormones
Paperback. Series: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 521.
Alcoholism, the oldest addictive illness, remains a serious problem because of its major modifications of many physiological systems. The genetic and neurological origins and mechanisms are complex and only partly understood. However, it is clear that alcohol use modifies the production of most hormones, directly and indirectly modulating the systems that hormones regulate. Acute and chronic alcohol consumption affects virtually all cellular functions of tissues like brain, liver, immune system, and reproductive and endocrine organs. The latter have major regula tory roles, affecting many functions from development to repro duction. Although stress can further modify alcohol's effects on hormone production, ... Read more
Alcoholism, the oldest addictive illness, remains a serious problem because of its major modifications of many physiological systems. The genetic and neurological origins and mechanisms are complex and only partly understood. However, it is clear that alcohol use modifies the production of most hormones, directly and indirectly modulating the systems that hormones regulate. Acute and chronic alcohol consumption affects virtually all cellular functions of tissues like brain, liver, immune system, and reproductive and endocrine organs. The latter have major regula tory roles, affecting many functions from development to repro duction. Although stress can further modify alcohol's effects on hormone production, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
Series
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews
Number of Pages
339
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781461266785
SKU
V9781461266785
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Ref
99-15
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