[Substantiation of the use of L-carnitine for the treatment of alcoholism].
Available experimental and clinical data on the role of the L-carnitine system in the organism of mammals in the state of alcohol intoxication are summarized. Possible mechanisms of the protective action of L-carnitine in cases of alcohol injury are considered.
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002331:Carnitine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans
D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol; D002331:Carnitine