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The appearance of 2,3-butanediol in the chronic ethanol treated pregnant rat
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
|December 1, 1986
Abstract:
The chronic administration of ethanol to pregnant rats at term results in the appearance of high concentrations of glycols such as 2,3-butanediol and 1,2-propanediol in their blood and urine. The results support the idea that 2,3-butanediol formation could be a mechanism for ethanol detoxication. The clinical implications of the findings are referred to.