Sex-Dependent Decrease of Sphingomyelinase Activity During Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment

Background: In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the role of the acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) in pathophysiological processes and alterations in response to ethanol exposure. Cellular and plasmatic ASM activities are increased in male alcohol dependent patients and decrease during physical...

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Main Authors: Christiane Mühle, Violina Amova, Teresa Biermann, Kristina Bayerlein, Tanja Richter-Schmidinger, Thomas Kraus, Martin Reichel, Erich Gulbins, Johannes Kornhuber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2014-06-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/362985