Disulfiram treatment increases plasma and red blood cell acetaldehyde in abstinent alcoholics

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 958-964

  Rosman, Alan S ^a   Waraich, Afsar ^a   Baraona, Enrique ^a   Lieber, Charles S ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Alcoholics; Cirrhotics; Disulfiram; Transaminases

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DISULFIRAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033864890     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200007000-00004     Document Type: Article

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