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The effect of ethanol and acetaldehyde on brain ependymal and respiratory ciliary beat frequency

BACKGROUND: Ethanol has been shown to stimulate the beat frequency of respiratory cilia at concentrations encountered during social drinking, while one of its metabolites, acetaldehyde, has been shown to cause a marked decrease in ciliary beat frequency. The aim of this study was to determine whethe...

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Autores principales: Smith, Claire Mary, Radhakrishnan, Priya, Sikand, Kulvinder, O’Callaghan, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23531143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2046-2530-2-5