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lipid production; increases in liver cells as a response to regular alcohol or barbiturate consumption

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Answer: Lipid production occurs at slower rate.

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The ethanol or ethyl alcohol is a hepatotoxic which involves the redox changes in the NADH that results due to the oxidation of the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme. It affects the metabolism of the lipids, amino acids, carbohydrates and proteins in the body. As the liver cells get engaged in metabolism of regular alcohol or barbiturate. The liver cells get damaged in this process. The ethanol is metabolized into acetaldehyde. So, the lipid production as a metabolite occurs at a slower rate.

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