The Role of Acetaldehyde in the Actions of Alcohol (Update 2000)
Article first published online: 11 APR 2006 Alcoholism: Clinical
and Experimental Research Volume 25, Issue Supplement s1, pages
15S–32S, May 2001 How to Cite Eriksson, C. J. P. (2001), The
Role of Acetaldehyde in the Actions of Alcohol (Update 2000).
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 25: 15S–32S.
doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02369.x - Issue published
online: 11 APR 2006 - Article first published online: 11 APR
2006 - Received for publication January 11, 2001; accepted
January 11, 2001. - Alcohol drinking; Background : Recent
advances in the field of acetaldehyde (AcH) research have raised
the need for a comprehensive review on the role of AcH in the
actions of alcohol. This update is an attempt to summarize the
available AcH research. Methods : The descriptive part of this
article covers not only recent research but also the development
of the field. Special emphasis is placed on mechanistic
analyses, new hypotheses, and conclu