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Cortisol responses following placebo and alcohol in Asians with different ALDH2 genotypes.
Journal of studies on alcohol - 1 Mar 1994
Wall T L, Nemeroff C B, Ritchie J C, Ehlers C L
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol-induced flushing occurs in Asians who possess ALDH2*2 alleles. This study genotyped 30 Asian American men for ALDH2 and evaluated them on two separate occasions where they received in random order placebo and 0.75 ml/kg alcohol. Blood samples were drawn at baseline and 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 minutes after beverage administration for subsequent estimation of blood alcohol and plasma cortisol levels....
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