[Individual differences in the sensitivity to the effect of alcohol upon pain].

Article

[Individual differences in the sensitivity to the effect of alcohol upon pain].

Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology - 1 Oct 1994

Miyamae Y

Abstract excerpt

In this study, the relationship between pain threshold and blood ethanol level, and also the effect of alcohol sensitivity upon the threshold was investigated. Thirty-one healthy subjects, aged 20 to 62 years, were studied. The genotypes at the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH) locus were determine...

Topics

Adult
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Ethanol
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Threshold

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