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Monoamine metabolism and behavioral responses to ethanol in mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase knockout mice.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Oct 2006
Fernandez Elizabeth, Koek Wouter, Ran Qitao, Gerhardt Greg A, France Charles P, Strong Randy
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BACKGROUND: It is widely accepted that, in addition to removing acetaldehyde produced during the metabolism of ethanol, mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) functions in the pathway by which aldehyde metabolites of the monoamines dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) are converted to their acidic metabolites. Moreover, studies of ALDH2 inhibitors used for treating alcoholism suggest that their...
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