General interest question / alcohol metabolism

Antonio Guia guia at CC.UManitoba.CA
Fri Feb 18 23:44:36 EST 1994


On 18 Feb 1994, Paul Schlosser wrote:
> Drinking alcohol causes induction of cytochrome P450 2E1 (in the liver),
> a principle enzyme in alcohol metabolism.  So as your average consumption
> goes up, so does your metabolism.

That being the case, why do alcoholics get drunk on less alcohol than the
first time drinkers?

-tg






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