Open AccessBeer Is Less Harmful for the Liver than Plain Ethanol: Studies in Male Mice Using a Binge-Drinking Model
Author(s) -
Marianne Landmann,
Sabine Wagnerberger,
Giridhar Kanuri,
Doreen Ziegenhardt,
Ina Bergheim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agv048
Subject(s) - binge drinking , ethanol , psychology , alcohol , medicine , biology , biochemistry , alcohol consumption
Mechanisms involved in the less damaging effects of beer in comparison to hard spirits have not yet been fully understood. The aim of the study was to determine if the effect of beer intake on the liver differs from that of plain ethanol and if so to determine mechanisms involved.
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