Kinetics of serum glutamate dehydrogenase during short-term alcohol withdrawal.
The behavior of serum glutamate dehydrogenase after alcohol withdrawal was studied in 64 alcoholics admitted to a detoxification center. The enzyme activity decreased in 57 patients by a median of -35.8 percent in 24 h. Thus, the decrease of serum glutamate dehydrogenase after 24 h of ethanol abstinence can serve as a test of alcohol abuse.
Weill
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Laboratoire de Biochimie, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire Trousseau, Tours, France.
Schellenberg
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Le Goff
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013695:Temperance
D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase