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. 2002 Jan;26(1):114-9.

Involvement of acetaldehyde in alcohol addiction

William J McBride  1 , Ting-Kai Li, Richard A Deitrich, Sergey Zimatkin, Brian R Smith, Zachary A Rodd-Henricks
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Review

Involvement of acetaldehyde in alcohol addiction

William J McBride et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

This article presents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2001 RSA Meeting in Montreal, Canada. The organizers and chairs were William J. McBride and Ting-Kai Li. The presentations were (1) Metabolism of ethanol in the brain and the behavioral consequences, by Richard A. Deitrich and Sergey Zimatkin; (2) Catalase production of acetaldehyde as a possible mediator of the psychopharmacological effects of ethanol, by Brian R. Smith; (3) The reinforcing actions of acetaldehyde in the ventral tegmental area, by Zachary A. Rodd-Henricks; and (4) Salsolinol and alcohol addiction, by William J. McBride.

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