title: Is ethanol a pro-drug? The role of acetaldehyde in the central effects of ethanol.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Neurosciences Comportementales et Psychopharmacologie, Université de Liège, Boulevard du Rectorat 5/B32, B-4000 Liège, Belgium. equertemont@ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quertemont
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tambour
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D011355:Prodrugs
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D011355:Prodrugs; D000431:Ethanol; D000079:Acetaldehyde