Effect of alcohol ingestion on the epithelial cell population in rat small intestine.
Chronic administration of alcohol to well-nourished rats led to striking changes in the small intestinal cell population. The present experiments corroborate the view that alcohol is directly toxic to the small intestine.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007583:Jejunum; D008297:Male; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats
D000431:Ethanol