Article
ADH and ALDH genotypes in relation to alcohol metabolic rate and sensitivity.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1994
Whitfield J B
Abstract excerpt
Variation in alcohol-metabolising enzymes has been proposed as an explanation for variation in alcohol use and the effects of alcohol, and the elucidation of the effects of ALDH deficiency in Asians has reinforced this view. This paper examines evidence on the relevance of ALDH and ADH variation...
Topics
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
- Drug Tolerance
- Ethanol
- Flushing
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Kinetics
- Polymorphism, Genetic
