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Ethanol patch test: a simple method for identifying the effectiveness of cyanamide in alcoholics.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2000
Yamauchi M, Kimura T, Takeda K, Sakamoto K, Ohata M, Tabe T, Nakano K, Fujiwara S, Takao Y, Toda G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To identify the pharmacological effectiveness of cyanamide, 144 alcoholics treated with cyanamide were subjected to a test that used an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) inhibitor, the ethanol patch test, which is considered to be a good indicator of ALDH2 phenotype. METHODS: We placed 100 microl of 70% ethanol on a lint pad and, as a control, placed the same volume of distilled water on a second pad....
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