Urinary excretion of tetrahydro-β-carbolines relating to ingestion of alcoholic beverages

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-203

  Tsuchiya, Hironori ^a   Yamada, Kuniaki ^a   Tajima, Katsushi ^a   Hayashi, Tokishi ^b  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Grelan Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLTRYPTOLINE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTOLINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION; WINE;

EID: 0029967653     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008132     Document Type: Article

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