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Ethanol, acetaldehyde, and myocardial protein synthesis

S S Schreiber, K Briden, M Oratz

    The Journal of Clinical Investigation
    |November 1, 1972
    PubMed
    Summary

    Acetaldehyde, a metabolite of alcohol, significantly inhibits cardiac protein synthesis in guinea pig hearts. This finding suggests acetaldehyde may contribute to alcoholic cardiomyopathy by disrupting myocardial protein production.

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