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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibition Ameliorates Cardiac Dysfunction and Exacerbates Hypotension Caused by Alcohol in

Fanrong Yao1, Abdel A Abdel-Rahman1

  • 1From the, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
|November 7, 2019
PubMed
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Keywords:
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2Blood PressureEthanolMyocardial DysfunctionOxidative Stress

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