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P-77D-PENICILLAMINE, A POTENTIAL ETHANOL ANTI-RELAPSE DRUG, DOES NOT REDUCE THE VOLUNTARY ETHANOL INTAKE IN LONG-TERM EXPERIENCED RATS

Alejandro OrricoM. J. Cano-cebriánB. CabañeroTeodoro ZornozaLucía Martí-pratsF. B. Gosálbez

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DrugEthanolbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectPenicillamineAcetaldehydeGeneral MedicinePharmacologychemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryBiochemistrymedicineEthanol intakebusinessmedicine.drugmedia_common

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Experimental evidence has demonstrated that the reinforcing effects of ethanol crucially depend on the brain formation of acetaldehyde (ACD). Rationally supported by this basis, we previously evaluated a novel strategy to prevent relapse in alcoholism based on chemical ACD inactivation using D-Penicillamine (DP). Under our experimental …

https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agv080.77