Plasma Alpha Amino- n -Butyric Acid to Leucine Ratio: An Empirical Biochemical Marker of Alcoholism
- 3 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 194 (4269) , 1057-1058
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.824734
Abstract
The plasma ratio of alpha-amino-n-butyric acid to leucine was elevated in ambulatory and hospitalized alcoholics as well as in baboons fed alcohol along with an adequate diet. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between this ratio and the degree of alcoholism assessed by three separate medical and psychological criteria in patients maintained on methadone.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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