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Blood and urinary levels of ethanol, acetaldehyde, and C4 compounds such as diacetyl, acetoin, and 2,3-butanediol in normal male students after ethanol ingestion.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 1999
Otsuka M, Harada N, Itabashi T, Ohmori S
Abstract excerpt
Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) isozyme 2 genes were determined in 15 students. Of these subjects, five healthy male students were administered 0.4 kg/kg ethanol. One subject was defective in aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), two had normal ALDH2, and the other two were hetero type. After the intake of alcohol, the concentration of ethanol, acetaldehyde, and C4 compounds in blood and urine were determined. The...
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