Humangastric alcohol dehydrogenase activity: effect ofage,sex,andalcoholism

various isoenzymes ofgastric alcohol dehydrogenase exist andastheeffect ofsex andageonthese enzymes isunknown, this study measured theactivity ofgastric alcohol dehydrogenase athigh andlowethanol concen- trations inendoscopic biopsy specimens from atotal of290patients ofvarious agesandfrom 10patients withchronic alcoholism. Gastric alcohol dehydrogenase wasalsodetected by immunohistological tests inbiopsy specimens