Breath alcohol level and plasma amino acids: A comparison between older and younger chronic alcohol-dependent patients

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 653-657

  Walter, Henriette ^a   Schlaff, William B ^a   Lesch, Otto M ^a   Vitek, Libor ^b   Zima, Tomas ^b   Hartl, Doris ^a   Dvorak, Alexander ^a   Gutierrez Lobos, Karin ^a   Thau, Kenneth ^a   De Witte, Philippe ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CITRULLINE; CYSTINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; PROLINE; SERINE; TYROSINE; UREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACIDS; BREATH TESTS; ETHANOL; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149088875     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn076     Document Type: Article

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