Role of acetaldehyde in the actions of ethanol on the brain - A review

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-151

  Hunt, Walter A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Amino 1,2,4 triazole; Alcohol dehydrogenase; Aldehyde dehydrogenase; Catalase; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; AMITROLE; CATALASE; DISULFIRAM;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029964474     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(95)02026-8     Document Type: Article

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