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Chunk #22 — Down the hatch: From ingestion to circulation — First-pass metabolism of alcohol: stomach vs. liver

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Recent advances in alcohol metabolism: from the gut to the brain.
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in a slow arrival of alcohol to the liver, allowing for a more efficient hepatic FPM (93). While gastrectomy eliminates alcohol FPM (91), it is unclear whether this is due to the removal of the gastric source of FPM or the saturation of the hepatic source of FPM by the delivery of alcohol as a bolus (in the absence of the gastric pylorus).