Citation

Calabrese EJ, Moore GS. Med. Hypotheses 1981; 7(6): 703-706.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7024751

Abstract

It is proposed that persons exposed to elevated levels of cadmium via occupation, diet, or cigarette smoking will exhibit a diminished capability to metabolize ethanol via the action of the zinc dependent enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). This follows from the observation that cadmium can replace the zinc in liver ADH and inactivate it.

Language: en