title: Involvement of acetaldehyde in alcohol addiction.
abstract: This article presents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2001 RSA Meeting in Montreal, Canada. The organizers and chairs were William J. McBride and Ting-Kai Li. The presentations were (1) Metabolism of ethanol in the brain and the behavioral consequences, by Richard A. Deitrich and Sergey Zimatkin; (2) Catalase production of acetaldehyde as a possible mediator of the psychopharmacological effects of ethanol, by Brian R. Smith; (3) The reinforcing actions of acetaldehyde in the ventral tegmental area, by Zachary A. Rodd-Henricks; and (4) Salsolinol and alcohol addiction, by William J. McBride.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. wmcbride@iupui.edu
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Ting-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Deitrich
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimatkin
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Zachary A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Rodd-Henricks
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000079:Acetaldehyde