Catalase and the production of brain acetaldehyde: A possible mediator of the psychopharmacological effects of ethanol

Addiction Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-290

  Smith, Brian R ^a   Aragon, Carlos M G ^a,b   Amit, Zalman ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; CATALASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN METABOLISM; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030850173     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556219772570     Document Type: Review

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