Alcohol dehydrogenase and catalase content in perinatal infant and adult livers: Potential influence on neonatal alcohol metabolism

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Tran, Minh Nguyet ^a   Wu, Alan H B ^b   Hill, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Catalase; Ethanol; Kinetics; Methanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ISOENZYME; METHANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXCRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KINETICS; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOLS; CATALASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOENZYMES; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33947201060     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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