Effect of ethanol on taurine concentration in the brain.
The taurine concentration in the brain was decreased in ethanol-dependent rats, but returned to normal soon after withdrawal of ethanol. It was not affected by acute ethanol administration.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000378:metabolism; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism; D013654:Taurine / Q000378:metabolism*
D013654:Taurine; D000431:Ethanol