| Literature DB >> 6264608 |
H Rottenberg, A Waring, E Rubin.
Abstract
Membrane binding of ethanol, anesthetics, and hydrophobic molecules in brain synaptosomes and liver mitochondria from rats is conspicuously reduced after long-term consumption of ethanol. The membranes are resistant to structural disordering by both ethanol and halothane. Tolerance, cross-tolerance, and dependence in chronic alcoholics may in part result from membrane alterations that inhibit the binding of ethanol and other drugs.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6264608 DOI: 10.1126/science.6264608
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728