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Manipulation of alcohol drinking by liver transplantation.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jun 1997
Eriksson C J, Koivisto T, Sriwatanawongsa V, Martelius T, Mäkisalo H, Höckerstedt K
Abstract excerpt
The procedure of liver transplantation in alcoholic liver disease raises the question whether it would be possible to regulate the recipient's future drinking by the choice of donor liver. To address this question, we conducted transplantations with rat lines selected for high (AA) and low (ANA) alcohol preference. AA recipients having alcohol experience before the operation remained heavy drinkers regardless of...
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