The effects of taurine and biogenetically related sulfur-containing compounds on the metabolism of and hypothermia by ethanol in the rat

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 442, Issue , 1998, Pages 299-307

  Theofanopoulos, Vasilios ^a   Lau Cam, Cesar A ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; CYSTEIC ACID; CYSTEINE SULFINIC ACID; ISETHIONIC ACID; SULFUR; TAURINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031863984     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0117-0_38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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