title: Acetaldehyde in cerebrospinal fluid: its near-absence in ethanol-intoxicated alcoholics.
abstract: The cerebrospinal fluid of five ethanol-intoxicated alcoholics was found to contain only barely detectable (0--5 microM) concentrations of acetaldehyde, thus questioning its frequently advocated contribution to intoxication, dependence and other central ethanol effects.
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000079:Acetaldehyde