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Acute exposure of small intestine to ethanol

Effects on morphology and function

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Beck, I.T., Dinda, P.K. Acute exposure of small intestine to ethanol. Digest Dis Sci 26, 817–838 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01309614

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