Is ethanol a pro-drug? The role of acetaldehyde in the central effects of ethanol

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-134

  Quertemont, Etienne ^a   Tambour, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DISULFIRAM; DOPAMINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PRODRUG; SALSOLINOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; AMNESIA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYPNOSIS; LOCOMOTION; MOLECULE; MOTIVATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SEDATION; TASTE AVERSION; TOXICITY; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 1342306772     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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