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Induction of liver acetaldehyde dehydrogenase: possible role in ethanol tolerance after exposure tobarbiturates
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 29, 1971
Abstract:
Mice were injected twice a day for 4 days with saline or phenobarbital or ethanol. Treatment with phenobarbital, but not ethanol, increased the amount of liver acetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity. More rapid removal of acetaldehyde, which is a toxic metabolic intermediate of ethanol, may contribute to the alcohol tolerance exhibited by persons who use barbiturates regularly.