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Increased brain uptake and oxidation of acetate in heavy drinkers

When a person consumes ethanol, the body quickly begins to convert it to acetic acid, which circulates in the blood and can serve as a source of energy for the brain and other organs. This study used (13)C magnetic resonance spectroscopy to test whether chronic heavy drinking is associated with grea...

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Main Authors: Jiang, Lihong, Gulanski, Barbara Irene, De Feyter, Henk M., Weinzimer, Stuart A., Pittman, Brian, Guidone, Elizabeth, Koretski, Julia, Harman, Susan, Petrakis, Ismene L., Krystal, John H., Mason, Graeme F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3613911/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23478412
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI65153
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