UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of GastroenterologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2009-03-18Keywords
Alcohol DrinkingAlcoholism
Animals
Behavior
Behavior, Animal
Ethanol
Humans
Invertebrates
Mammals
Models, Biological
Primates
United States
Vertebrates
Life Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
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Alcohol abuse is a global problem due to the financial burden on society and the healthcare system. While the harmful health effects of chronic alcohol abuse are well established, more recent data suggest that acute alcohol consumption also affects human wellbeing. Thus, there is a need for research models in order to fully understand the effect of acute alcohol abuse on different body systems and organs. The present manuscript summarizes the interdisciplinary advantages and disadvantages of currently available human and non-human models of acute alcohol abuse, and identifies their suitability for biomedical research.Source
World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar 14;15(10):1168-77. Link to article on publisher's websiteDOI
10.3748/wjg.15.1168Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/39423PubMed ID
19291816Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3748/wjg.15.1168