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Alterations in Phospholipid Composition in Ethanol Tolerance and Dependence
Author(s) -
Littleton John M.,
John Geryk R.,
Grieve Susan J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1979.tb04768.x
Subject(s) - phospholipid , ethanol , composition (language) , chemistry , adaptation (eye) , biochemistry , membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics , biology , neuroscience , philosophy , linguistics
Mammalian cells may retain a limited capacity to alter membrane phospholipid fatty acid composition. This may play a role in adaptation to the presence of ethanol (cellular tolerance) and in the response to the removal of ethanol and the withdrawal syndrome.